Montmeyran
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montmeyran (INSEE 26206) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 2,960 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26206-montmeyran
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 7,192 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.54 |
| 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 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PANIER DU BOUCHER /BOUCHERIE /CH). [4,3]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARASENA PERE ET FILS · CODISUD · TOP CANAL). [4,3]
6 × Restaurant (D'TAILLE · LE MOUTON NOIR · MIKO). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROGER MARTY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC BRANDMEYER, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PUECHALDOU BOURSEAU). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE MONTMEYRAN). [4]
2 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (IMAGIN'HAIR). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE PANIER DU BOUCHER /BOUCHERIE /CH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | CARASENA PERE ET FILS · CODISUD · TOP CANAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | D'TAILLE · LE MOUTON NOIR · MIKO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROGER MARTY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ERIC BRANDMEYER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PUECHALDOU BOURSEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE MONTMEYRAN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | IMAGIN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,888 (2012) → 2,960 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,360 (1990) → 2,960 (2023): 25.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,403, of which 3.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Upie): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montmeyran): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Montmeyran): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montmeyran): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montmeyran): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ETOILE weather station, 6.9 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [11]
The village sits 60 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ETOILE, 6.9 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 60 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ETOILE, 6.9 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
118 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 310,345 € — 1,999 € per m² of built surface. [12]
26 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 158,850 € — 1,785 € per m². [12]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 26206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/98983ce0-884b-3d06-a617-3916594e9974— “Marché de Montmeyran”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26206/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26358
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baixas | 66 | 289 km SW | 2,777 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 7 % |
| Montblanc | 34 | 205 km SW | 2,932 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Coye-la-Forêt | 60 | 516 km N | 3,915 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charquemont | 25 | 301 km NE | 2,900 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aniane | 34 | 169 km SW | 2,979 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cruas | 07 | 26 km SW | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruas | 07 | 26 km SW | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aniane | 34 | 169 km SW | 2,979 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montblanc | 34 | 205 km SW | 2,932 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Baixas | 66 | 289 km SW | 2,777 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 7 % |
| Charquemont | 25 | 301 km NE | 2,900 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coye-la-Forêt | 60 | 516 km N | 3,915 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Montmeyran'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomérac | 07 | 28 km SW | 3,183 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Savin | 38 | 92 km N | 4,323 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yorre | 03 | 181 km NW | 2,641 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 67 km N | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 49 km N | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 49 km SW | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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