Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon (INSEE 07270) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Ardèche Rhône Coiron. Population 422 (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 29.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,974 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPIS-CERIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SUPERIEUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN SUR LAVEZON RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON GENEVIEVE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'EPIS-CERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SUPERIEUR | 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 | SAINT MARTIN SUR LAVEZON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON GENEVIEVE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 441 (2012) → 422 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 351 (1990) → 422 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 264, of which 20.1 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Meysse): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Meysse): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rochemaure): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-sur-Lavezon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BERZEME SA weather station, 6.7 km away at 763 m; the village itself is at 230 m. [11]
The village sits 533 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BERZEME SA, 6.7 km away at 763 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 533 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,167 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 13.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BERZEME SA, 6.7 km away at 763 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07270
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martigny-le-Comte | 71 | 212 km N | 406 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Jullianges | 43 | 100 km NW | 426 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Villossanges | 63 | 211 km NW | 359 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 7 % |
| Plufur | 22 | 767 km NW | 529 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Felzins | 46 | 199 km W | 464 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Buthon | 28 | 505 km NW | 510 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jullianges | 43 | 100 km NW | 426 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Felzins | 46 | 199 km W | 464 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villossanges | 63 | 211 km NW | 359 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 7 % |
| Martigny-le-Comte | 71 | 212 km N | 406 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Buthon | 28 | 505 km NW | 510 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 14 % |
| Plufur | 22 | 767 km NW | 529 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
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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-Martin-sur-Lavezon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsolan | 32 | 336 km W | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Panjas | 32 | 388 km W | 431 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courrensan | 32 | 362 km W | 391 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Romieu | 32 | 338 km W | 540 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malaussanne | 64 | 426 km W | 450 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagraulet-du-Gers | 32 | 363 km W | 560 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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