Pennes-le-Sec
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pennes-le-Sec (INSEE 26228) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Diois. Population 21 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/26228-pennes-le-sec
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 1,003 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FEE DES MICHES). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE DOMANIAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | LA FEE DES MICHES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE DOMANIAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 26 (2012) → 21 (2023): -19.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 12 (1990) → 21 (2023): 75 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18, of which 44.4 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pennes-le-Sec): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aurel): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Luc-en-Diois): 10.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 11.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Aurel): 6.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 121 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D weather station, 9.6 km away at 607 m; the village itself is at 797 m. [12]
The village sits 190 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 9.6 km away at 607 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 190 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 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 9.6 km away at 607 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26228/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26228/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26228/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26228/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26167
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Notre-Dame | 38 | 71 km NE | 25 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parata | 2B | 415 km SE | 22 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 7 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vulvoz | 39 | 191 km N | 25 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucelle | 68 | 344 km NE | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| Étoile-Saint-Cyrice | 05 | 44 km SE | 23 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seignalens | 11 | 318 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile-Saint-Cyrice | 05 | 44 km SE | 23 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Notre-Dame | 38 | 71 km NE | 25 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vulvoz | 39 | 191 km N | 25 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seignalens | 11 | 318 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lucelle | 68 | 344 km NE | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| Parata | 2B | 415 km SE | 22 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 7 % · humidity 43 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Pennes-le-Sec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnayon | 26 | 17 km S | 27 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roussieux | 26 | 36 km S | 24 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gumiane | 26 | 15 km S | 20 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Volvent | 26 | 8.9 km S | 37 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chazelles | 15 | 165 km W | 34 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brette | 26 | 5.6 km S | 29 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26228-pennes-le-sec