Saint-Remèze
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 44.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Remèze (INSEE 07291) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC des Gorges de l'Ardèche. Population 847 (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/07291-saint-remeze
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 80 % of the 15,325 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CREPERIE DU BARRY · AUBERGE CHEZ LAURETTE · LES MARRONNIERS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST REMEZE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
4 × Campsite (LA PLAGE DES TEMPLIERS · LE CARREFOUR DE L'ARDECHE · LA RESIDENCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CREPERIE DU BARRY · AUBERGE CHEZ LAURETTE · LES MARRONNIERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ST REMEZE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 4 | LA PLAGE DES TEMPLIERS · LE CARREFOUR DE L'ARDECHE · LA RESIDENCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 916 (2012) → 847 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 454 (1990) → 847 (2023): 86.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 709, of which 21.9 % second homes and 20 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 8.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gras): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 8.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc): 8.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Remèze): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALLON SA weather station, 7.7 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 363 m. [11]
The village sits 243 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VALLON SA, 7.7 km away at 120 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 243 m below 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 1,043 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 13.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRAS, 6.6 km away at 341 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 190,000 € — 1,973 € per m² of built surface. [12]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 154,500 € — 1,568 € per m². [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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07330
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07099
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07291
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixmont | 89 | 419 km N | 887 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coaraze | 06 | 231 km E | 827 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sigoyer | 05 | 118 km E | 741 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussault-sur-Loire | 37 | 434 km NW | 886 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commana | 29 | 787 km NW | 983 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orist | 40 | 461 km W | 814 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigoyer | 05 | 118 km E | 741 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coaraze | 06 | 231 km E | 827 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 28 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dixmont | 89 | 419 km N | 887 | 42.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lussault-sur-Loire | 37 | 434 km NW | 886 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orist | 40 | 461 km W | 814 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Commana | 29 | 787 km NW | 983 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · 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-Remèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martiel | 12 | 205 km W | 1,008 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claveyson | 26 | 94 km N | 934 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabrières-d'Aigues | 84 | 104 km SE | 946 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrals | 24 | 278 km W | 715 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toulonjac | 12 | 199 km W | 755 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque | 84 | 108 km SE | 805 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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