Manthes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Manthes (INSEE 26172) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Porte de Dromardèche. Population 685 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 16,487 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (JH RESTAURATION). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MANTHES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MANTHES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE MANTHES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CECILE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CAFE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES AVENIERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 3 | JH RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MANTHES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MANTHES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE MANTHES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | CECILE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CAFE DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES AVENIERES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 666 (2012) → 685 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 564 (1990) → 685 (2023): 21.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 328, of which 2.1 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lens-Lestang): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire): 4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Beaurepaire): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Manthes): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST-SORLIN-EN-VA weather station, 6.9 km away at 237 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-SORLIN-EN-VA, 6.9 km away at 237 m, over 24 summers. [13]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST-SORLIN-EN-VA, 6.9 km away at 237 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b8ebeda8-626e-3ad3-9176-42a7905e94e4— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26330
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38034
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément-les-Places | 69 | 68 km NW | 684 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valines | 80 | 588 km NW | 655 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontvannes | 10 | 342 km N | 707 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moras-en-Valloire | 26 | 1.7 km SW | 682 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 96 km NE | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 373 km W | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moras-en-Valloire | 26 | 1.7 km SW | 682 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément-les-Places | 69 | 68 km NW | 684 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 96 km NE | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontvannes | 10 | 342 km N | 707 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 373 km W | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valines | 80 | 588 km NW | 655 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · 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 Manthes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moras-en-Valloire | 26 | 1.7 km SW | 682 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malleval | 42 | 24 km NW | 648 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-de-Surieu | 38 | 12 km NW | 757 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse | 26 | 17 km S | 806 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moirax | 47 | 371 km W | 1,197 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 26 km NW | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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