Léoncel
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Léoncel (INSEE 26163) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 46 (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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 4,250 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 | 0.19 | 10 | 1.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DU GRAND ECHAILLON). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE DU GRAND ECHAILLON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) → 46 (2023): -28.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 67 (1990) → 46 (2023): -31.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 56, of which 44.6 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barbières): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oriol-en-Royans): 8.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Marches): 11 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bésayes): 10.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Barbières): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC weather station, 9.2 km away at 368 m; the village itself is at 913 m. [12]
The village sits 545 m above 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 ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC, 9.2 km away at 368 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 545 m below 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 1,016 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC, 9.2 km away at 368 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 — 26163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casalta | 2B | 436 km SE | 51 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lavillatte | 07 | 100 km W | 44 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Verrière | 71 | 251 km N | 47 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 43 | 130 km W | 36 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berbezit | 43 | 132 km W | 45 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquières | 11 | 287 km SW | 45 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 16 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavillatte | 07 | 100 km W | 44 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 43 | 130 km W | 36 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berbezit | 43 | 132 km W | 45 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Verrière | 71 | 251 km N | 47 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquières | 11 | 287 km SW | 45 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 16 % · humidity 43 % |
| Casalta | 2B | 436 km SE | 51 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Léoncel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chamba | 42 | 146 km NW | 42 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 54 | 425 km N | 43 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Portet-de-Luchon | 31 | 444 km SW | 37 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Desges | 43 | 138 km W | 57 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tailhac | 43 | 137 km W | 59 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Williers | 08 | 529 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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