Barbières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barbières (INSEE 26023) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 1,143 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26023-barbieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 13,529 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL DANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA CHIARLINI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BARBIERES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BARBIERES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE BARBIÈRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'ELO). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE GALLO ROMAIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL DANDRE | 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 | 1 | PIZZA CHIARLINI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BARBIERES | 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 | BARBIERES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE BARBIÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LES CISEAUX D'ELO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE GALLO ROMAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 961 (2012) → 1,143 (2023): 18.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 583 (1990) → 1,143 (2023): 96.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 490, of which 3.1 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barbières): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bésayes): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Marches): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Bésayes): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barbières): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC weather station, 4.3 km away at 368 m; the village itself is at 428 m. [12]
The village sits 60 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC, 4.3 km away at 368 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 60 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,016 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC, 4.3 km away at 368 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 — 26023/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1d6454ba-f6cf-377c-a1d6-4d363bd1d486— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26023/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26023/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26023/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazères-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 454 km W | 1,128 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hauteville-sur-Fier | 74 | 124 km NE | 1,155 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lumes | 08 | 532 km N | 1,099 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agnin | 38 | 48 km NW | 1,245 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabournay | 86 | 426 km NW | 1,274 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chantemerle-les-Blés | 26 | 26 km NW | 1,343 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantemerle-les-Blés | 26 | 26 km NW | 1,343 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agnin | 38 | 48 km NW | 1,245 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hauteville-sur-Fier | 74 | 124 km NE | 1,155 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chabournay | 86 | 426 km NW | 1,274 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cazères-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 454 km W | 1,128 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lumes | 08 | 532 km N | 1,099 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · 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 Barbières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne | 42 | 150 km NW | 1,170 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guierche | 72 | 516 km NW | 1,300 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 118 km NW | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savigny-Lévescault | 86 | 402 km NW | 1,240 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bligny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 227 km N | 1,288 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Geneuille | 25 | 271 km N | 1,280 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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