Espenel
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espenel (INSEE 26122) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Coeur de Drôme. Population 193 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 15,747 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (NOVALTA). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PONT D'ESPENEL · CAMPING DE LA CLAIRETTE). [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 | 1 | NOVALTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU PONT D'ESPENEL · CAMPING DE LA CLAIRETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 137 (2012) → 193 (2023): 40.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 193 (2023): 72.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 23.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saillans): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saillans): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saillans): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vercheny): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST SAUVEUR EN DIOIS weather station, 5.9 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 336 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIE, 12.7 km away at 384 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAILLANS, 3.3 km away at 272 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautecour | 39 | 213 km N | 196 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauveterre | 81 | 253 km SW | 188 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Culles-les-Roches | 71 | 223 km N | 199 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Senaide | 88 | 368 km N | 185 | 7.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Vic-sous-Thil | 21 | 307 km N | 188 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verdon | 51 | 490 km N | 195 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautecour | 39 | 213 km N | 196 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Culles-les-Roches | 71 | 223 km N | 199 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauveterre | 81 | 253 km SW | 188 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vic-sous-Thil | 21 | 307 km N | 188 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senaide | 88 | 368 km N | 185 | 7.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Verdon | 51 | 490 km N | 195 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Espenel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougnadoresse | 30 | 88 km SW | 271 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sourribes | 04 | 86 km SE | 174 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 04 | 143 km SE | 166 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curnier | 26 | 33 km S | 206 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Touche | 26 | 33 km SW | 260 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 137 km SE | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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