Saint-Martial
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial (INSEE 07267) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Montagne d'Ardèche. Population 269 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,540 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR SNACK L'EGLANTINE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE VILLAGE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MARTIAL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (TERRAINS DE JEUX ET SITE DE BAIGNADE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LARA & SES CISEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE ST MARTIAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BOULANGERIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR SNACK L'EGLANTINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST MARTIAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | TERRAINS DE JEUX ET SITE DE BAIGNADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LARA & SES CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE ST MARTIAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 243 (2012) → 269 (2023): 10.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 266 (1990) → 269 (2023): 1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 366, of which 61.7 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martial): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Eulalie): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mézilhac): 8.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Valamas): 10.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Martial): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHEYLARD SA weather station, 13.9 km away at 418 m; the village itself is at 902 m. [12]
The village sits 484 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHEYLARD SA, 13.9 km away at 418 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 484 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,204 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ARCENS, 3.9 km away at 653 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07269
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avène | 34 | 155 km SW | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rocles | 07 | 34 km S | 261 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mayres | 07 | 26 km SW | 262 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 307 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fournols | 63 | 90 km NW | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brugeron | 63 | 104 km NW | 256 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayres | 07 | 26 km SW | 262 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rocles | 07 | 34 km S | 261 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fournols | 63 | 90 km NW | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brugeron | 63 | 104 km NW | 256 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avène | 34 | 155 km SW | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Serralongue | 66 | 307 km SW | 244 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Saint-Martial's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fournols | 63 | 90 km NW | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cheylade | 15 | 128 km W | 230 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors | 26 | 91 km E | 384 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Bonnet-Laval | 48 | 44 km W | 258 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luc | 48 | 39 km SW | 208 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cantoin | 12 | 115 km W | 312 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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