Montélimar
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 87.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montélimar (INSEE 26198) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Montélimar Agglomération. Population 40,595 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26198-montelimar
Vitality score
Vitality score 87.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 558 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 | 0.93 | 25 | 23.27 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.85 | 10 | 8.46 |
| Public & culture | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
33 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SUPREM'NOUGAT SARL · LE MONDE DU NOUGAT A MONTELIMAR · NOUGAT CHABERT & GUILLOT · ESCOBAR · POMME CANNELLE BIO BIOLAND BIOMARCH). [3,4]
16 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIGNE ET FILS NATURE ET TRADITION · GRAND FRAIS · CHAIX DISTRIBUTION · BOUCHERIE PORTES DU MAGHREB · BOUCHERIE LA HALLE DES VIANDES). [3,4]
23 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · MARCEL & FILS · LE MARCHE DU SOLEIL · O'MARKET · LES 4 CITES). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (TOUTENGROS · LIDL · LECLERC · SODIMON S A · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (L'ESPADON POISSONNERIE · LA POISSONNERIE DE MAUBEC). [3,4]
167 × Restaurant (MERIN DOMINIQUE L'ART DU FORGERON · TIMPEIRA DA FONSECA DIAMANTINO · RESTAURANT LA VESPA · SARL LA BOURSE). [3,4]
36 × Café / bar (LES MARCHES DU PETIT BOIS · LE LISBOA · BRASSERIE SAINT JAMES · THE NEW'S CHEZ LOLO · LES VOILES). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOCAZE GREZES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SARDA LA DAME · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE BOUQUET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB PRACOMTAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CHAMPS). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI L'ENVOL · MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CHAMPS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB MARGERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES GREEZES). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE MARGUERITE DURAS · COLLEGE GUSTAVE MONOD · COLLEGE EUROPA · COLLEGE ALAIN BORNE · COLLEGE PRIVE CHABRILLAN ST JEAN-BAPTISTE). [3]
31 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTINE MIRABEL-GALLO, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DELOYE, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GIULIVI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MARECHAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE KANDIL, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE NOCAZE · PHARMACIE ST JAMES · PHARMACIE DU DAMIER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE MAUBEC · PHARMACIE KENNEDY). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (MONTELIMAR MAUBEC RP · MONTELIMAR CARREFOUR HYPER RP · MONTELIMAR ST JAMES BURALIST LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE MAURICE PIC). [3]
3 × Cinema (NEF · PALACE · SALLE DES TEMPLIERS). [3]
13 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE SAINT MARTIN · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE MARGUERITE DURAS · GYMNASE EUROPA · GYMNASE MONOD · ESPACE SPORTIF ET EDUCATIF). [3]
17 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MONTELIMAR CENTRE · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES). [3]
67 × Hairdresser (PAM' STYL · EURL FABERMA · LE SALON · TCHIP COIFFURE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA PIGNATA · IBIS STYLE MONTELIMAR CENTRE · HOTEL LE PRINTEMPS · B&B HOTEL MONTELIMAR SUD · IBIS BUDGET MONTELIMAR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 9 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 38 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 14 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 33 | SUPREM'NOUGAT SARL · LE MONDE DU NOUGAT A MONTELIMAR · NOUGAT CHABERT & GUILLOT · ESCOBAR · POMME CANNELLE BIO BIOLAND BIOMARCH | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 16 | VIGNE ET FILS NATURE ET TRADITION · GRAND FRAIS · CHAIX DISTRIBUTION · BOUCHERIE PORTES DU MAGHREB · BOUCHERIE LA HALLE DES VIANDES | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 23 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · MARCEL & FILS · LE MARCHE DU SOLEIL · O'MARKET · LES 4 CITES | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | TOUTENGROS · LIDL · LECLERC · SODIMON S A · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | L'ESPADON POISSONNERIE · LA POISSONNERIE DE MAUBEC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 167 | MERIN DOMINIQUE L'ART DU FORGERON · TIMPEIRA DA FONSECA DIAMANTINO · RESTAURANT LA VESPA · SARL LA BOURSE | INSEE BPE 167 / INSEE SIRENE 265 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 36 | LES MARCHES DU PETIT BOIS · LE LISBOA · BRASSERIE SAINT JAMES · THE NEW'S CHEZ LOLO · LES VOILES | INSEE SIRENE 36 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOCAZE GREZES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SARDA LA DAME · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE BOUQUET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB PRACOMTAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CHAMPS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI L'ENVOL · MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES CHAMPS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB MARGERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES GREEZES | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE MARGUERITE DURAS · COLLEGE GUSTAVE MONOD · COLLEGE EUROPA · COLLEGE ALAIN BORNE · COLLEGE PRIVE CHABRILLAN ST JEAN-BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 31 | CHRISTINE MIRABEL-GALLO, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DELOYE, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GIULIVI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MARECHAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE KANDIL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE DE NOCAZE · PHARMACIE ST JAMES · PHARMACIE DU DAMIER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE MAUBEC · PHARMACIE KENNEDY | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | MONTELIMAR MAUBEC RP · MONTELIMAR CARREFOUR HYPER RP · MONTELIMAR ST JAMES BURALIST LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE MAURICE PIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | NEF · PALACE · SALLE DES TEMPLIERS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 13 | GYMNASE SAINT MARTIN · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE MARGUERITE DURAS · GYMNASE EUROPA · GYMNASE MONOD · ESPACE SPORTIF ET EDUCATIF | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 17 | CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MONTELIMAR CENTRE · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 67 | PAM' STYL · EURL FABERMA · LE SALON · TCHIP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 84 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HÔTEL LA PIGNATA · IBIS STYLE MONTELIMAR CENTRE · HOTEL LE PRINTEMPS · B&B HOTEL MONTELIMAR SUD · IBIS BUDGET MONTELIMAR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 35,704 (2012) → 40,595 (2023): 13.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 29,982 (1990) → 40,595 (2023): 35.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 22,248, of which 2.7 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montélimar): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montélimar): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montélimar): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montélimar): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montélimar): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTELIMAR weather station, 3 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTELIMAR, 3 km away at 73 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTELIMAR, 3 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/28033a1d-4df3-3a98-998b-cd9f2078989e— “Marché hebdomadaire du samedi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draguignan | 83 | 178 km SE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Compiègne | 60 | 560 km N | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 380 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gap | 05 | 105 km E | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castres | 81 | 227 km SW | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 345 km NW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap | 05 | 105 km E | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 178 km SE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castres | 81 | 227 km SW | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 345 km NW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 380 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compiègne | 60 | 560 km N | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montélimar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienne | 38 | 108 km N | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gardanne | 13 | 135 km SE | 21,597 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 263 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 134 km N | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 45 km N | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fons | 69 | 128 km N | 19,285 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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