Saint-Montan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Montan (INSEE 07279) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 1,978 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07279-saint-montan
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 9,690 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.89 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LE CABANON · PINBALL WIZARD · L ECHOPPE DU VILLAGE · LE REMPART). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PLAINE DU COURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT MONTAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MONTAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ART DE PL HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 9 | LE CABANON · PINBALL WIZARD · L ECHOPPE DU VILLAGE · LE REMPART | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PLAINE DU COURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT MONTAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST MONTAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE | 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 | 2 | L'ART DE PL HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,837 (2012) → 1,978 (2023): 7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,207 (1990) → 1,978 (2023): 63.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,025, of which 12.5 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Montan): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrelatte): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Donzère): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Montan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Montan): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBA SA weather station, 11.8 km away at 223 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [11]
The village sits 92 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 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBA SA, 11.8 km away at 223 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 92 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 897 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MONTAN, 0.9 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
108 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 224,575 € — 2,002 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ardèche is 1,839 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26116
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cublac | 19 | 274 km W | 1,728 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh | 24 | 357 km W | 1,784 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Victurnien | 87 | 325 km NW | 1,774 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Hinx | 40 | 481 km W | 1,808 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Calmont | 12 | 169 km W | 2,192 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Simandre | 71 | 245 km N | 1,750 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmont | 12 | 169 km W | 2,192 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Simandre | 71 | 245 km N | 1,750 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cublac | 19 | 274 km W | 1,728 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Victurnien | 87 | 325 km NW | 1,774 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh | 24 | 357 km W | 1,784 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Hinx | 40 | 481 km W | 1,808 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Montan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénéjan | 30 | 27 km S | 1,260 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villebrumier | 82 | 260 km W | 1,348 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauveterre | 30 | 48 km S | 2,025 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orgueil | 82 | 263 km W | 1,720 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire | 30 | 27 km S | 1,312 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nauphary | 82 | 260 km W | 1,948 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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