Étoile-sur-Rhône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Étoile-sur-Rhône (INSEE 26124) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 5,468 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26124-etoile-sur-rhone
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 4,311 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.71 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TM CONSULTING · AU P'TIT REGAL · LA BOULANGERIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHE'RIT BONTOUX). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · FRESH). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ETALE A FRUITS DE MER). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LE VIEUX FOUR · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE SYLV'ER RESTAURANT · FILMS AND PIZZ'S · KAP ETOILE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (MY BEERS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARTHE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MURIEL CAILLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERHOUANT, MÉDECIN · CHLOE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · FRANCK MARSAL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BEAUFUME, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (LA PHARMACIE D'ETOILE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (EQUIPEMENTS VILLAGE CENTRE · ECOLE DE LA GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VILLAGE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (NH'COIFFURE · CYRIELLE COIFFURE · CAROLE COIFFURE · BARBE BLEUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL SOUS LES PINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | TM CONSULTING · AU P'TIT REGAL · LA BOULANGERIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHE'RIT BONTOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · FRESH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ETALE A FRUITS DE MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 12 | LE VIEUX FOUR · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE SYLV'ER RESTAURANT · FILMS AND PIZZ'S · KAP ETOILE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | MY BEERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARTHE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MURIEL CAILLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERHOUANT, MÉDECIN · CHLOE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · FRANCK MARSAL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BEAUFUME, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | LA PHARMACIE D'ETOILE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | EQUIPEMENTS VILLAGE CENTRE · ECOLE DE LA GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | NH'COIFFURE · CYRIELLE COIFFURE · CAROLE COIFFURE · BARBE BLEUX | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL SOUS LES PINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,024 (2012) → 5,468 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,504 (1990) → 5,468 (2023): 56.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,569, of which 2 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Étoile-sur-Rhône): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Étoile-sur-Rhône): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Étoile-sur-Rhône): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Étoile-sur-Rhône): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Étoile-sur-Rhône): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ETOILE weather station, 2.1 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ETOILE, 2.1 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ETOILE, 2.1 km away at 145 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 — 26124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/23a29e78-3554-3c94-b073-a0e9380ffc9e— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernée | 53 | 589 km NW | 5,499 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 69 | 120 km N | 5,305 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou | 49 | 509 km NW | 5,644 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wormhout | 59 | 696 km N | 5,584 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audruicq | 62 | 704 km N | 5,309 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chanverrie | 85 | 513 km NW | 5,653 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 69 | 120 km N | 5,305 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou | 49 | 509 km NW | 5,644 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanverrie | 85 | 513 km NW | 5,653 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 86 % |
| Ernée | 53 | 589 km NW | 5,499 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wormhout | 59 | 696 km N | 5,584 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audruicq | 62 | 704 km N | 5,309 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Étoile-sur-Rhône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Rove | 13 | 166 km S | 5,246 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chabeuil | 26 | 12 km NE | 6,833 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caussade | 82 | 277 km W | 6,803 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montélier | 26 | 15 km NE | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 48 km N | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 65 km N | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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