Bénivay-Ollon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bénivay-Ollon (INSEE 26048) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 69 (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 6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 7,284 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ECLUSE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | CAMPING L'ECLUSE | 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 64 (2012) → 69 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 74 (1990) → 69 (2023): -6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 42.6 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faucon): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Faucon): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mérindol-les-Oliviers): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUIS -BARONNIES weather station, 6.8 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 441 m. [12]
The village sits 51 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 MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ, 7.1 km away at 280 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 161 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 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BUIS -BARONNIES, 6.8 km away at 390 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 — 26048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26180
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casevecchie | 2B | 414 km SE | 69 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sarrecave | 31 | 388 km W | 69 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arzembouy | 58 | 357 km NW | 70 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Narnhac | 15 | 203 km W | 69 | 1.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tharoiseau | 89 | 368 km N | 66 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsérié | 65 | 407 km W | 67 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narnhac | 15 | 203 km W | 69 | 1.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arzembouy | 58 | 357 km NW | 70 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tharoiseau | 89 | 368 km N | 66 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrecave | 31 | 388 km W | 69 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montsérié | 65 | 407 km W | 67 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Casevecchie | 2B | 414 km SE | 69 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Bénivay-Ollon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-Alric | 84 | 20 km SW | 50 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eygaliers | 26 | 9.4 km SE | 139 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roque-en-Provence | 06 | 153 km E | 67 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soveria | 2B | 387 km SE | 109 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallérargues | 30 | 69 km W | 132 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castirla | 2B | 385 km SE | 166 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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