Eygalayes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Eygalayes (INSEE 26126) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 89 (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 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 9,442 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PERLA MIA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | PERLA MIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) → 89 (2023): 39.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 76 (1990) → 89 (2023): 17.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 42.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lachau): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vers-sur-Méouge): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Séderon): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montbrun-les-Bains): 14.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Séderon): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 133 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SEDERON weather station, 6.7 km away at 804 m; the village itself is at 780 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SEDERON, 6.7 km away at 804 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 1,014 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SEDERON, 6.7 km away at 804 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 — 26126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26372
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 264 km W | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collongues | 06 | 108 km E | 84 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beuvron | 58 | 384 km NW | 84 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tieule | 48 | 196 km W | 94 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Andéol | 26 | 69 km NW | 82 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierre-Percée | 54 | 481 km N | 90 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andéol | 26 | 69 km NW | 82 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collongues | 06 | 108 km E | 84 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Tieule | 48 | 196 km W | 94 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vintrou | 81 | 264 km W | 91 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beuvron | 58 | 384 km NW | 84 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierre-Percée | 54 | 481 km N | 90 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 41 % · 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 Eygalayes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballons | 26 | 3.4 km NE | 88 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfroc | 26 | 7.5 km S | 100 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Piarre | 05 | 27 km N | 82 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tartonne | 04 | 65 km E | 127 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne | 05 | 43 km N | 140 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laborel | 26 | 6.1 km N | 116 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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