Usclades-et-Rieutord
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Usclades-et-Rieutord (INSEE 07326) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Montagne d'Ardèche. Population 106 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 11,108 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.62 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA BESSE · LA PAUSE ARDECHOISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (USCLADES ET RIEUTORD AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE RIEUTORD). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | AUBERGE DE LA BESSE · LA PAUSE ARDECHOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | USCLADES ET RIEUTORD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE RIEUTORD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 130 (2012) → 106 (2023): -18.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 123 (1990) → 106 (2023): -13.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 150, of which 59.3 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Eulalie): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cros-de-Géorand): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Burzet): 8.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montpezat-sous-Bauzon): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sainte-Eulalie): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 149 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CROS GEORAND weather station, 4.6 km away at 1,021 m; the village itself is at 1,266 m. [12]
The village sits 245 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MAZAN ABBAYE RAD, 7.5 km away at 1,240 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 1,404 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CROS GEORAND, 4.6 km away at 1,021 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07075
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07161
- 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 Tech | 66 | 293 km SW | 95 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rougon | 04 | 209 km SE | 115 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 106 km W | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 97 km E | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vergons | 04 | 216 km SE | 118 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 78 km SW | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousses | 48 | 78 km SW | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 97 km E | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 106 km W | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rougon | 04 | 209 km SE | 115 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Vergons | 04 | 216 km SE | 118 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Tech | 66 | 293 km SW | 95 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Usclades-et-Rieutord'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiez-le-Jeune | 73 | 180 km E | 139 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crévoux | 05 | 195 km E | 122 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Medeyrolles | 63 | 75 km N | 113 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Besseyre-Saint-Mary | 43 | 62 km W | 103 | 2.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plagnal | 07 | 19 km SW | 66 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellecombe | 39 | 219 km NE | 73 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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