La Motte-Fanjas
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-Fanjas (INSEE 26217) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 198 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 15,873 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 158 (2012) → 198 (2023): 25.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 115 (1990) → 198 (2023): 72.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 7.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Thomas-en-Royans): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA weather station, 5 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 226 m. [11]
The village sits 82 m below 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 5 km away at 308 m, over 24 summers. [11]
That station sits 82 m above 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 1,120 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 5 km away at 308 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Honoré | 76 | 610 km NW | 197 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hecmanville | 27 | 576 km NW | 199 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont-Hamel | 80 | 593 km N | 200 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Savarthès | 31 | 416 km SW | 195 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bec-Thomas | 27 | 567 km NW | 196 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 89 % |
| Monfaucon | 65 | 447 km W | 198 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savarthès | 31 | 416 km SW | 195 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monfaucon | 65 | 447 km W | 198 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Bec-Thomas | 27 | 567 km NW | 196 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 89 % |
| Hecmanville | 27 | 576 km NW | 199 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont-Hamel | 80 | 593 km N | 200 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Honoré | 76 | 610 km NW | 197 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 La Motte-Fanjas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-le-Colonel | 26 | 7.2 km S | 224 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combefa | 81 | 275 km SW | 206 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guerfand | 71 | 194 km N | 228 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sana | 31 | 395 km SW | 236 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcoy | 71 | 196 km N | 234 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germier | 81 | 286 km SW | 169 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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