Montoison
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montoison (INSEE 26208) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. Population 1,926 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26208-montoison
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 9,848 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DROULEZ). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE CERISIER · PIZZA-MONTOIZ' · CALYPSO · JORAN VIGNAL). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE LEROSEY-MASSON, MÉDECIN · PATRICK DESESTRETS, MÉDECIN · VINCENT PORTIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE VANDAME, MÉDECIN · LORENA CAGNI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTOISON RP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · STYLE CREATION COIFFURE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON DROULEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | LE CERISIER · PIZZA-MONTOIZ' · CALYPSO · JORAN VIGNAL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | HELENE LEROSEY-MASSON, MÉDECIN · PATRICK DESESTRETS, MÉDECIN · VINCENT PORTIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE VANDAME, MÉDECIN · LORENA CAGNI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [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 | MONTOISON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | SYLVIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · STYLE CREATION COIFFURE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,852 (2012) → 1,926 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,222 (1990) → 1,926 (2023): 57.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 866, of which 2.2 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montoison): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Upie): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montoison): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Upie): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montoison): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ETOILE weather station, 4.8 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ETOILE, 4.8 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ETOILE, 4.8 km away at 145 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 — 26208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26208
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26358
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remy | 60 | 543 km N | 1,928 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fleurines | 60 | 527 km N | 1,910 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Kunheim | 68 | 415 km NE | 1,822 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thou | 17 | 479 km W | 2,117 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Augustin | 77 | 467 km N | 1,888 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ittenheim | 67 | 469 km NE | 2,108 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunheim | 68 | 415 km NE | 1,822 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Augustin | 77 | 467 km N | 1,888 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ittenheim | 67 | 469 km NE | 2,108 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thou | 17 | 479 km W | 2,117 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fleurines | 60 | 527 km N | 1,910 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Remy | 60 | 543 km N | 1,928 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · 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 Montoison'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montéléger | 26 | 6.4 km N | 1,673 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montvendre | 26 | 11 km NE | 1,292 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-Saint-Jean | 26 | 36 km NE | 1,305 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assieu | 38 | 68 km N | 1,726 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malemort-du-Comtat | 84 | 88 km S | 1,969 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flaviac | 07 | 22 km W | 1,235 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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