La Baume-de-Transit
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Baume-de-Transit (INSEE 26033) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Drôme Sud Provence. Population 942 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 14,707 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 | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (KARUKERA · LE KARUKERA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LES RAMIERES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE LA BAUME DE TRANSIT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BAUME DE TRANSIT RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA BAUME DU LIVRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (C.DUC'TIF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | KARUKERA · LE KARUKERA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LES RAMIERES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE LA BAUME DE TRANSIT | 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 | LA BAUME DE TRANSIT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA BAUME DU LIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | C.DUC'TIF | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 842 (2012) → 942 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 614 (1990) → 942 (2023): 53.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 497, of which 12.5 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montségur-sur-Lauzon): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Baume-de-Transit): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Montségur-sur-Lauzon): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Restitut): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Baume-de-Transit): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTSEGUR-S-LAU weather station, 2.7 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 122 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTSEGUR-S-LAU, 2.7 km away at 146 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTSEGUR-S-LAU, 2.7 km away at 146 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 — 26033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/790225aa-e893-3fc1-9ad4-795bc05bdcef— “Marché de La Baume de Transit”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26326
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Éguille | 17 | 484 km W | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mas-Saintes-Puelles | 11 | 266 km SW | 923 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Condé-Folie | 80 | 666 km N | 865 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Langon | 85 | 511 km NW | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Aubry | 95 | 557 km N | 914 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomas | 11 | 248 km SW | 1,017 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomas | 11 | 248 km SW | 1,017 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mas-Saintes-Puelles | 11 | 266 km SW | 923 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| L'Éguille | 17 | 484 km W | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Langon | 85 | 511 km NW | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Aubry | 95 | 557 km N | 914 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condé-Folie | 80 | 666 km N | 865 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Baume-de-Transit'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-Martin-d'Ardèche | 07 | 24 km W | 979 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Larnage | 26 | 84 km N | 1,009 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cairanne | 84 | 13 km SE | 1,129 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Érôme | 26 | 87 km N | 848 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouchet | 26 | 4.7 km S | 1,409 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Travaillan | 84 | 18 km S | 708 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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