La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze (INSEE 26229) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 82 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 9.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 8,714 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA GAUTIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAMPING DE LA GAUTIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 98 (2012) → 82 (2023): -16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 78 (1990) → 82 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 58, of which 27.6 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buis-les-Baronnies): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mollans-sur-Ouvèze): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ weather station, 4.1 km away at 280 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [10]
The village sits 58 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ, 4.1 km away at 280 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MOLLANS-S-OUVEZ, 4.1 km away at 280 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 229,695 € — 2,446 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 26229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26188
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmadalès | 24 | 370 km W | 83 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Celle | 63 | 280 km NW | 81 | 6.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chahains | 61 | 630 km NW | 81 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaujac-Gare | 46 | 279 km W | 84 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Martial | 23 | 326 km NW | 79 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 15 | 236 km W | 84 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Antoine | 15 | 236 km W | 84 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flaujac-Gare | 46 | 279 km W | 84 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Celle | 63 | 280 km NW | 81 | 6.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Martial | 23 | 326 km NW | 79 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monmadalès | 24 | 370 km W | 83 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chahains | 61 | 630 km NW | 81 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · 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 La Penne-sur-l'Ouvèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propiac | 26 | 3.8 km NW | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soveria | 2B | 382 km SE | 109 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallérargues | 30 | 71 km W | 132 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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