Montbrun-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montbrun-les-Bains (INSEE 26193) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 442 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26193-montbrun-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.46 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UEXPRESS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (L'O DES SOURCES · SNACK DE LA PISCINE · VERVEINE · O BERGE DE L'ANARY). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE BAR A THYM · CAFE DES TILLEULS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PUBLIQUE MONTBRUN LES BAINS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT DANIEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BARNOUIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTBRUN LES BAINS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MONTBRUN-LES-BAINS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CAFE HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | UEXPRESS | 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 | 7 | L'O DES SOURCES · SNACK DE LA PISCINE · VERVEINE · O BERGE DE L'ANARY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE BAR A THYM · CAFE DES TILLEULS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE MONTBRUN LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURENT DANIEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BARNOUIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES THERMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTBRUN LES BAINS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MONTBRUN-LES-BAINS | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CAFE HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 413 (2012) → 442 (2023): 7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 467 (1990) → 442 (2023): -5.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 762, of which 59.8 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Savoillan): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montbrun-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montbrun-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montbrun-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montbrun-les-Bains): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEDERON weather station, 8.2 km away at 804 m; the village itself is at 604 m. [10]
The village sits 200 m below 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEDERON, 8.2 km away at 804 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 200 m above 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 1,014 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SEDERON, 8.2 km away at 804 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 — 26193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française | 48 | 128 km W | 493 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Eugénie-les-Bains | 40 | 469 km W | 498 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Veules-les-Roses | 76 | 724 km NW | 510 | 55.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 167 km NE | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 55 % |
| Bastelica | 2A | 380 km SE | 522 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Béat-Lez | 31 | 408 km W | 385 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française | 48 | 128 km W | 493 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 167 km NE | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 55 % |
| Bastelica | 2A | 380 km SE | 522 | 54.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Béat-Lez | 31 | 408 km W | 385 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eugénie-les-Bains | 40 | 469 km W | 498 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Veules-les-Roses | 76 | 724 km NW | 510 | 55.4 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Montbrun-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaumes | 06 | 113 km E | 587 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banon | 04 | 21 km SE | 1,072 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 32 km S | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspremont | 05 | 42 km NE | 364 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 64 km NE | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 04 | 24 km SE | 609 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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