Charens
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charens (INSEE 26076) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Diois. Population 32 (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 6.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 2,335 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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 26 (2012) → 32 (2023): 23.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 31 (1990) → 32 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 46, of which 58.7 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Dizier-en-Diois): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beaurières): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Beaurières): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rosans): 17 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valdrôme): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELLEGARDE-EN-D weather station, 4.4 km away at 1,017 m; the village itself is at 851 m. [12]
The village sits 166 m below 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 BELLEGARDE-EN-D, 4.4 km away at 1,017 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 166 m above 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 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BELLEGARDE-EN-D, 4.4 km away at 1,017 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 — 26076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26361
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beissat | 23 | 288 km NW | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Prés | 26 | 5.6 km E | 31 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lège | 31 | 435 km SW | 32 | 1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-d'Oze | 05 | 28 km E | 30 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pietricaggio | 2B | 398 km SE | 32 | 0 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 29 % |
| Toy-Viam | 19 | 307 km NW | 35 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Prés | 26 | 5.6 km E | 31 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-d'Oze | 05 | 28 km E | 30 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 288 km NW | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toy-Viam | 19 | 307 km NW | 35 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pietricaggio | 2B | 398 km SE | 32 | 0 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lège | 31 | 435 km SW | 32 | 1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · 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 Charens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonchères | 26 | 9.1 km NW | 27 | 0.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champlin | 58 | 340 km NW | 45 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Establet | 26 | 6.7 km SW | 27 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Authiou | 58 | 344 km NW | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challement | 58 | 343 km NW | 45 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort-sur-Brévon | 21 | 362 km N | 42 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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