Arnayon
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arnayon (INSEE 26012) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Diois. Population 27 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 1,678 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.11 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS DU MONT ANGELE). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | SAS DU MONT ANGELE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 28 (2012) → 27 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 38 (1990) → 27 (2023): -28.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 31, of which 51.6 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arnayon): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Motte-Chalancon): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Motte-Chalancon): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rémuzat): 8.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Motte-Chalancon): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 118 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the REMUZAT weather station, 7.5 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 791 m. [11]
The village sits 316 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 7.7 km away at 607 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 184 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 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at REMUZAT, 7.5 km away at 475 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 — 26012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26012
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26264
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parata | 2B | 406 km SE | 22 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 43 % |
| Castineta | 2B | 395 km SE | 34 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grevilly | 71 | 229 km N | 27 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Establet | 26 | 9.7 km E | 27 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonchères | 26 | 12 km NE | 27 | 0.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallica | 2B | 372 km SE | 29 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establet | 26 | 9.7 km E | 27 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonchères | 26 | 12 km NE | 27 | 0.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grevilly | 71 | 229 km N | 27 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallica | 2B | 372 km SE | 29 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castineta | 2B | 395 km SE | 34 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parata | 2B | 406 km SE | 22 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 11 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Arnayon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimon-et-Savel | 26 | 19 km N | 22 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roussieux | 26 | 21 km SE | 24 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bestiac | 09 | 343 km SW | 35 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pennes-le-Sec | 26 | 17 km N | 21 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brette | 26 | 11 km N | 29 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gumiane | 26 | 4.4 km NW | 20 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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