Montjoux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montjoux (INSEE 26202) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. Population 316 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,916 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ JOSETTE · MOURIER). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MONTJOUX). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE RELAIS DU SERRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 2 | CHEZ JOSETTE · MOURIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MONTJOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE RELAIS DU SERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday à partir de 8h30 petit marché de producteurs sur la place. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 342 (2012) → 316 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 252 (1990) → 316 (2023): 25.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 28.2 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dieulefit): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Dieulefit): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Dieulefit): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Dieulefit): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montjoux): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTJOUX weather station, 2 km away at 491 m; the village itself is at 479 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURDEAUX, 9.5 km away at 432 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 1,064 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 12 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTJOUX, 2 km away at 491 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
23 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 270,000 € — 2,007 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26202/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://montjoux-drome.fr/page/actu/agenda.php?annee=2026&mois=09— “Tous les mercredis matins à partir de 8h30, petit, marché de producteurs sur la place.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/866a0ff0-06ba-392a-a7ab-d62f20d59f9b— “Le Petit marché aura lieu tout les mercredis matin”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26202/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26202/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26202/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26114
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26202
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubussargues | 30 | 83 km SW | 333 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lournand | 71 | 221 km N | 322 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labastide-du-Vert | 46 | 305 km W | 279 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 29 % |
| Niozelles | 04 | 85 km SE | 274 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Framboisière | 28 | 553 km NW | 333 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier | 24 | 380 km W | 385 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubussargues | 30 | 83 km SW | 333 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niozelles | 04 | 85 km SE | 274 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lournand | 71 | 221 km N | 322 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labastide-du-Vert | 46 | 305 km W | 279 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 29 % |
| Monestier | 24 | 380 km W | 385 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Framboisière | 28 | 553 km NW | 333 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · 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 Montjoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 126 km SE | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montjoyer | 26 | 21 km W | 275 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cestayrols | 81 | 256 km W | 455 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buisson | 84 | 26 km S | 252 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville | 73 | 142 km NE | 184 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Néons-sur-Creuse | 36 | 410 km NW | 351 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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