Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mollans-sur-Ouvèze (INSEE 26188) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Vaison Ventoux. Population 1,043 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 14,071 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NATUR'APPY). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUS · LE MAS DES COCCINELLES · DELICE THAI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PUBLIQUE FELIX REYMOND). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LIONEL AVEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOLLANS SUR OUVEZE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BELLA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE SAINT MARC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NATUR'APPY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 5 | BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUS · LE MAS DES COCCINELLES · DELICE THAI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE FELIX REYMOND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | LIONEL AVEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MOLLANS SUR OUVEZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES | 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 | BELLA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SAINT MARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,066 (2012) → 1,043 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 782 (1990) → 1,043 (2023): 33.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,051, of which 41.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faucon): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 7.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ weather station, 0.7 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 277 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ, 0.7 km away at 280 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ, 0.7 km away at 280 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réville | 50 | 773 km NW | 1,040 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourmarin | 84 | 55 km S | 1,020 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamborigaud | 30 | 97 km W | 884 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal | 15 | 244 km NW | 1,032 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 80 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 164 km W | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrecasteaux | 83 | 117 km SE | 1,118 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourmarin | 84 | 55 km S | 1,020 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamborigaud | 30 | 97 km W | 884 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Entrecasteaux | 83 | 117 km SE | 1,118 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 164 km W | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal | 15 | 244 km NW | 1,032 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 80 % |
| Réville | 50 | 773 km NW | 1,040 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · 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 Mollans-sur-Ouvèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goult | 84 | 42 km S | 1,055 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 80 km W | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Barroux | 84 | 13 km SW | 662 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Assions | 07 | 83 km W | 767 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 84 km S | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barjac | 30 | 68 km W | 1,608 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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