Les Vans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Vans (INSEE 07334) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Pays des Vans en Cévennes. Population 2,662 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/07334-les-vans
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 7,872 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.33 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE D'AILLEURS · MARCHE DES GOURMANDISES · PICOREZ !). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL SUCHET · AU GOURMET · MAISON BROCHE · SARL GINIER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (8 A HUIT · LA FONTAINE GOURMANDE · DUBLE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE VANSEENNE). [4]
37 × Restaurant (KOYAL · DOMAINE DE LA JEANNE · LA RESTO RAPIDO · COTE JARDIN · AUBERGE DE CHANALEILLES). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (CAFE LE COMMERCE · LE CAFE DU MIDI · MOCO · L'INDUS · LE SERRE DE BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LEONCE VIELJEUX). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DEBRA CAMPAGNA-SEDONI, MÉDECIN · LAURENT EVRARD, MÉDECIN · LUCIE BELKAIOUS, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS FLORIVAL, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE RENOIR, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CLAIRETTE · SELARL PHARMACIE BLANC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DES VANS EN CÉVENNES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE DE LA CULTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (SALON EDOUARD · DI SALVIO BRUNO · DIAGONAL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (LE CARMEL · HOTEL MAS DE L ESPAIRE · HOTEL LE VANSEEN). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHENES · CAMPING LOU ROUCHETOU · CAMPING LE PRADAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA MIE D'AILLEURS · MARCHE DES GOURMANDISES · PICOREZ ! | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | EURL SUCHET · AU GOURMET · MAISON BROCHE · SARL GINIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | 8 A HUIT · LA FONTAINE GOURMANDE · DUBLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE VANSEENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 37 | KOYAL · DOMAINE DE LA JEANNE · LA RESTO RAPIDO · COTE JARDIN · AUBERGE DE CHANALEILLES | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | CAFE LE COMMERCE · LE CAFE DU MIDI · MOCO · L'INDUS · LE SERRE DE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LEONCE VIELJEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | DEBRA CAMPAGNA-SEDONI, MÉDECIN · LAURENT EVRARD, MÉDECIN · LUCIE BELKAIOUS, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS FLORIVAL, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE RENOIR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA CLAIRETTE · SELARL PHARMACIE BLANC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DES VANS EN CÉVENNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE DE LA CULTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · BANQUE MARZE PAR BANQUE POPULAIRE DU SUD · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | SALON EDOUARD · DI SALVIO BRUNO · DIAGONAL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE CARMEL · HOTEL MAS DE L ESPAIRE · HOTEL LE VANSEEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES CHENES · CAMPING LOU ROUCHETOU · CAMPING LE PRADAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,774 (2012) → 2,662 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,668 (1990) → 2,662 (2023): -0.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,297, of which 25.3 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Vans): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Les Vans): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Vans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Vans): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Vans): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES VANS SA weather station, 1.3 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [10]
The village sits 99 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES VANS SA, 1.3 km away at 275 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 99 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,294 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 14.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LES VANS, 0.6 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07334/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.les-vans.fr/vivre-ici/le-territoire/les-vans-bourg/— “celui, très ancien, du samedi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07334/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07334/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07334/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07334
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 374 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Aignan | 41 | 383 km NW | 2,789 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 61 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 505 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 166 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 70 km N | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 42 km NW | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langogne | 48 | 42 km NW | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 70 km N | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 166 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 374 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 8 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Aignan | 41 | 383 km NW | 2,789 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 61 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 505 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · 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 Les Vans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulette | 26 | 65 km E | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 84 | 63 km E | 2,656 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 50 km E | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 47 km E | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caderousse | 84 | 60 km SE | 2,493 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 84 | 62 km SE | 2,939 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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