La Chapelle-en-Vercors
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-en-Vercors (INSEE 26074) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 797 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 70.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 15,678 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE STEPHI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA RONDE DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EURL JUGE ALIMENTATION). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (COTE TERRASSE · CHEZ LA YAUTE · GROTTE DE LA DRAYE BLANCHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PHILIPE ST ANDRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SPORT NATURE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PHILIPPE MAIRE, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE DELORME, MÉDECIN · NADINE CHARBONNEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE OUAADANI HAMON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-CDI DU VERCORS - LA CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS DU VERCORS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE AL). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL BELLIER). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES BRUYERES · CAMPING DES MYRTILLES · CAMPING LES REVEILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX DELICES DE STEPHI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA RONDE DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EURL JUGE ALIMENTATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | COTE TERRASSE · CHEZ LA YAUTE · GROTTE DE LA DRAYE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PHILIPE ST ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SPORT NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-PHILIPPE MAIRE, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE DELORME, MÉDECIN · NADINE CHARBONNEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE OUAADANI HAMON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-CDI DU VERCORS - LA CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS DU VERCORS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE AL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL BELLIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES BRUYERES · CAMPING DES MYRTILLES · CAMPING LES REVEILLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 677 (2012) → 797 (2023): 17.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 628 (1990) → 797 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 739, of which 40.3 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC weather station, 0.9 km away at 879 m; the village itself is at 887 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC, 0.9 km away at 879 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 1,316 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC, 0.9 km away at 879 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
51 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 200,000 € — 2,263 € per m² of built surface. [12]
31 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 126,000 € — 1,215 € per m². [12]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/063dbc95-019f-3dd4-8d53-8992761d185c— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c1e6bdb7-91a5-3308-a76a-a43304b3bf9f— “Marché saisonnier”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26074
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 100 km W | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 190 km W | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 276 km W | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 180 km SW | 770 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ispagnac | 48 | 163 km SW | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anost | 71 | 256 km NW | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | 07 | 100 km W | 770 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ispagnac | 48 | 163 km SW | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 180 km SW | 770 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 190 km W | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anost | 71 | 256 km NW | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peyrelevade | 19 | 276 km W | 824 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · 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 Chapelle-en-Vercors'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-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 05 | 72 km SE | 1,110 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 52 km NE | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arreau | 65 | 465 km SW | 725 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruynes-en-Margeride | 15 | 173 km W | 719 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrancolin | 65 | 461 km SW | 546 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussang | 88 | 343 km N | 1,261 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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