Valherbasse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valherbasse (INSEE 26210) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 1,005 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Miribel (26184), Saint-Bonnet-de-Valclérieux (26297). [3]
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/26210-valherbasse
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 14,301 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ AN'TOINE · EURL AUBERGE DE CLEMENT). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES COLLINES). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALHERBASSE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBDES 4). [4]
1 × Campsite (LA GRIVELIERE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | CHEZ AN'TOINE · EURL AUBERGE DE CLEMENT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES COLLINES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VALHERBASSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBDES 4 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LA GRIVELIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 983 (2012) → 1,005 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 814 (1990) → 1,005 (2023): 23.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 560, of which 13.2 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crépol): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Grand-Serre): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Grand-Serre): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Grand-Serre): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valherbasse): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC weather station, 4.8 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 466 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-SORLIN-EN-VA, 16.8 km away at 237 m, over 24 summers. [12]
That station sits 229 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 982 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC, 4.8 km away at 452 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
66 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 212,800 € — 1,270 € per m² of built surface. [13]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,739 € per m². [13]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 26210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26107
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 24 | 383 km W | 1,012 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Fougerêts | 56 | 628 km NW | 970 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sargé-sur-Braye | 41 | 444 km NW | 945 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanosc | 07 | 46 km W | 907 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 382 km NW | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chambost-Longessaigne | 69 | 86 km NW | 930 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanosc | 07 | 46 km W | 907 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambost-Longessaigne | 69 | 86 km NW | 930 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 382 km NW | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 24 | 383 km W | 1,012 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sargé-sur-Braye | 41 | 444 km NW | 945 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Fougerêts | 56 | 628 km NW | 970 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · 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 Valherbasse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochefort-en-Yvelines | 78 | 444 km NW | 910 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménil | 53 | 528 km NW | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barjac | 48 | 157 km SW | 806 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villandry | 37 | 426 km NW | 1,143 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marçay | 86 | 404 km W | 1,107 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pin | 79 | 482 km NW | 1,091 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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