Les Salelles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Salelles (INSEE 07305) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Pays des Vans en Cévennes. Population 414 (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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,984 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 335 (2012) → 414 (2023): 23.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 414 (2023): 139.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 41.2 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chambonas): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chambonas): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Vans): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Vans): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gravières): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-PIERRE-ST-JEAN weather station, 2 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 392 m. [11]
The village sits 77 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 LES VANS SA, 2.8 km away at 275 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 117 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 1,358 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 16 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERRE-ST-JEAN, 2 km away at 315 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 — 07305/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07305/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07305/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07305/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07334
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 2A | 461 km SE | 402 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rouairoux | 81 | 161 km SW | 389 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 14 | 619 km NW | 386 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Grangettes | 25 | 317 km NE | 334 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serra-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 504 km SE | 365 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt | 46 | 223 km W | 442 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouairoux | 81 | 161 km SW | 389 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt | 46 | 223 km W | 442 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Les Grangettes | 25 | 317 km NE | 334 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villanova | 2A | 461 km SE | 402 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Serra-di-Fiumorbo | 2B | 504 km SE | 365 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 14 | 619 km NW | 386 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · 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 Les Salelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanas | 07 | 26 km NE | 429 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauzon | 07 | 21 km E | 422 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Beaucet | 84 | 95 km SE | 397 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles-sous-Bois | 26 | 66 km E | 222 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lioux | 84 | 110 km SE | 286 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche | 07 | 26 km E | 375 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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