Saint-Michel-d'Aurance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-d'Aurance (INSEE 07276) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val Eyrieux. Population 262 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 30.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,443 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA POPOTE D'AURANCE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PHILIPPE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LA POPOTE D'AURANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PHILIPPE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 268 (2012) → 262 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 262 (2023): 41.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 149, of which 21.5 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Cheylard): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Cheylard): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Cheylard): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylard): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-d'Aurance): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHEYLARD SA weather station, 2.3 km away at 418 m; the village itself is at 630 m. [10]
The village sits 212 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHEYLARD SA, 2.3 km away at 418 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 212 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,157 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHEYLARD SA, 2.3 km away at 418 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Garn | 30 | 66 km S | 277 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Monze | 11 | 251 km SW | 243 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 22 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Rochepot | 21 | 229 km N | 284 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-aux-Bois | 60 | 508 km N | 345 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laroquevieille | 15 | 153 km W | 350 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jongieux | 73 | 140 km NE | 289 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Garn | 30 | 66 km S | 277 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jongieux | 73 | 140 km NE | 289 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laroquevieille | 15 | 153 km W | 350 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rochepot | 21 | 229 km N | 284 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monze | 11 | 251 km SW | 243 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 22 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Jean-aux-Bois | 60 | 508 km N | 345 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Michel-d'Aurance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochepot | 21 | 229 km N | 284 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Guillaume | 38 | 89 km E | 238 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urbeis | 67 | 435 km NE | 309 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aboncourt-Gesincourt | 70 | 340 km N | 216 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cierge-la-Serre | 07 | 22 km SE | 243 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domfaing | 88 | 410 km NE | 210 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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