Bésignan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bésignan (INSEE 26050) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 76 (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 12.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 8,064 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 | 0.88 | 10 | 8.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 64 (2012) → 76 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 55 (1990) → 76 (2023): 38.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 57, of which 31.6 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Jalle): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Jalle): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Jalle): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BESIGNAN weather station, 0.7 km away at 556 m; the village itself is at 547 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BESIGNAN, 0.7 km away at 556 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BESIGNAN, 0.7 km away at 556 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 — 26050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26329
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauchailles | 48 | 185 km W | 75 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 53 % |
| Castex | 32 | 416 km W | 75 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 78 % |
| Lespugue | 31 | 393 km W | 75 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Salles-de-Belvès | 24 | 346 km W | 78 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Caprais | 46 | 332 km W | 75 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bussière-Nouvelle | 23 | 295 km NW | 73 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauchailles | 48 | 185 km W | 75 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 53 % |
| Bussière-Nouvelle | 23 | 295 km NW | 73 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Caprais | 46 | 332 km W | 75 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Salles-de-Belvès | 24 | 346 km W | 78 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lespugue | 31 | 393 km W | 75 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Castex | 32 | 416 km W | 75 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 78 % |
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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 Bésignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussayrolles | 81 | 279 km W | 81 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ouroux-sous-le-Bois-Sainte-Marie | 71 | 240 km N | 69 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marly-sous-Issy | 71 | 288 km N | 80 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frédille | 36 | 422 km NW | 77 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Selles-sur-Nahon | 36 | 425 km NW | 61 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaulieu | 26 | 9.1 km NW | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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