Saint-Paul-le-Jeune

Ardèche · CC Pays des Vans en Cévennes · INSEE 07280

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 70.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Paul-le-Jeune (INSEE 07280) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Pays des Vans en Cévennes. Population 968 (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 70.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 99 % of the 14,497 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	0.63	25	15.8
Social	0.95	20	19
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.62	10	6.23
Housing mix	0.57	5	2.86

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE SAINT PAUL). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE L ARDECHOISE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FELIX). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (CHRIS-TA · SARL TARDIEU - LAYRE · RESTAURANT LE131). ^[3,4]

3 × Café / bar (BAR DES SPORTS · TABAC PRESSE LOTO NONOVALOU). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL FAUBRY, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GARE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ BRAHIC). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES). ^[3]

4 × Hairdresser (MK COIFFURE · DE VILLOUTREYS DE BRIGNAC MAE MAUD). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LE FOURNIL DE SAINT PAUL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE L ARDECHOISE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	FELIX	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	3	CHRIS-TA · SARL TARDIEU - LAYRE · RESTAURANT LE131	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Café / bar	3	BAR DES SPORTS · TABAC PRESSE LOTO NONOVALOU	INSEE SIRENE 3 [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)	1	PAUL FAUBRY, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA GARE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ BRAHIC	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	1	CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	4	MK COIFFURE · DE VILLOUTREYS DE BRIGNAC MAE MAUD	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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

1968: 847 peak 2017: 970 2023: 968 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 940 (2012) → 968 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 862 (1990) → 968 (2023): 12.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 775, of which 21.4 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Paul-le-Jeune): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Paul-le-Jeune): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Paul-le-Jeune): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-le-Jeune): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Paul-le-Jeune): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 51.7▸

Days at or below 0 °C 35.5

Muggy days a summer 1.6

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the LES VANS SA weather station, 8.4 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 264 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at LES VANS SA, 8.4 km away at 275 m, over 14 summers. ^[9]

An average of 1,294 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 14.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at LES VANS, 8 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07280/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07280/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07280/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07280/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 07280
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
Allègre	43	102 km N	922	63.3	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 %
Cluis	36	308 km NW	969	66	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 %
Bélâbre	36	339 km NW	923	64.9	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Vogüé	07	31 km NE	1,040	62.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Catus	46	225 km W	921	71.3	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 %
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie	43	93 km NW	839	66.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Vogüé	07	31 km NE	1,040	62.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie	43	93 km NW	839	66.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 %
Allègre	43	102 km N	922	63.3	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 %
Catus	46	225 km W	921	71.3	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 %
Cluis	36	308 km NW	969	66	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 %
Bélâbre	36	339 km NW	923	64.9	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %

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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-Paul-le-Jeune'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
Vogüé	07	31 km NE	1,040	62.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Jean-de-Maruéjols-et-Avéjan	30	15 km SE	889	56.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Lourmarin	84	116 km SE	1,020	54.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
La Bégude-de-Mazenc	26	66 km E	1,779	61.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Méounes-lès-Montrieux	83	188 km SE	2,277	63.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Saillans	26	92 km NE	1,460	62.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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