Margès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Margès (INSEE 26174) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Arche Agglo. Population 1,067 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 13,945 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON FERLAY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX DELICES DES SECHONS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAMCOUPEFRESH). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (EC PRIMAIRE RPI ARTHEMONAY MARGES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARGES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGÈS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CUT BY MEL). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU PONT DU CHALON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | MAISON FERLAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AUX DELICES DES SECHONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SAMCOUPEFRESH | 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) | 1 | EC PRIMAIRE RPI ARTHEMONAY MARGES | 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 | MARGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGÈS | 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 | 2 | CUT BY MEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU PONT DU CHALON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,006 (2012) → 1,067 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 532 (1990) → 1,067 (2023): 100.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 477, of which 3.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Margès): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Margès): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Margès): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSAZ weather station, 8.5 km away at 213 m; the village itself is at 284 m. [10]
The village sits 71 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARSAZ, 8.5 km away at 213 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 71 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARSAZ, 8.5 km away at 213 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 — 26174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26174
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26301
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbévillers | 25 | 292 km NE | 1,071 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Larnage | 26 | 15 km W | 1,009 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Requeil | 72 | 475 km NW | 1,108 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-sur-Marne | 77 | 456 km N | 948 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bailleul | 72 | 493 km NW | 1,217 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parigné | 35 | 598 km NW | 1,286 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnage | 26 | 15 km W | 1,009 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abbévillers | 25 | 292 km NE | 1,071 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-sur-Marne | 77 | 456 km N | 948 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Requeil | 72 | 475 km NW | 1,108 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bailleul | 72 | 493 km NW | 1,217 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parigné | 35 | 598 km NW | 1,286 | 39.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 72 % · 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 Margès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins | 42 | 112 km NW | 1,141 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantemerle-les-Blés | 26 | 12 km W | 1,343 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virignin | 01 | 83 km NE | 1,144 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sassenay | 71 | 187 km N | 1,612 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étuz | 70 | 255 km N | 713 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-Lévescault | 86 | 385 km NW | 1,240 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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