Pierrelatte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrelatte (INSEE 26235) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Drôme Sud Provence. Population 13,756 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 58.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Supermarket).
Better served than 45 % of the 1,797 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.41 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.8 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DU ROC · MARTIN SYLVIE · MAISON ULYSSE · BOULANGERIE 1900 · MAURICETTE DEL PAPA CAKE DESIGN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUDIBERT EDMOND · MEAT MARKET · ROYAL MARKET). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL IFRIQUIA · MARCEL & FILS BIO · SOLEIL DES PLAINES · MOSOYA · LE REGAL DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
47 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE · LE LOFT · MC DONALD'S · PATAPIZZA · NGUYEN MINH). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA GARE · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE REFUGE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FERME BAUMET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CLAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA ROSERAIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE ROC). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FERME BAUMET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BLACHES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LE CLAUX · ECOLE LE ROCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE LIS ISCLO D'OR · COLLEGE GUSTAVE JAUME · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE BLAISE PASCAL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MICHEL). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE SIBARITA, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TAILHEFER, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE FRIXON-MARIN, MÉDECIN · NABIL IBN SAADA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSE SIBARITA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LA CROIX D OR · PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CINEMA). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (CITE SCOLAIRE GUSTAVE JAUME · ECOLE LA FERME BAUMET · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DU ROCHER · GYMNASE DU CLAUX). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU PIGNEDORE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PIERRELATTE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE AL · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
25 × Hairdresser (OLGA PEYROL COIFFEUR · CATHY COIFF' · KAYA NURTEN · TIFANY). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU CENTRE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT RELAIS DES BLACHES · HOTEL DU TRICASTIN · DOMAINE DES OLIVIERS · LE ROBINSON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 15 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BOULANGERIE DU ROC · MARTIN SYLVIE · MAISON ULYSSE · BOULANGERIE 1900 · MAURICETTE DEL PAPA CAKE DESIGN | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | AUDIBERT EDMOND · MEAT MARKET · ROYAL MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | SARL IFRIQUIA · MARCEL & FILS BIO · SOLEIL DES PLAINES · MOSOYA · LE REGAL DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 47 | LA GUINGUETTE · LE LOFT · MC DONALD'S · PATAPIZZA · NGUYEN MINH | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 71 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR DE LA GARE · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE REFUGE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FERME BAUMET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CLAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA ROSERAIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE ROC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FERME BAUMET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BLACHES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LE CLAUX · ECOLE LE ROCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE LIS ISCLO D'OR · COLLEGE GUSTAVE JAUME · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE BLAISE PASCAL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | PHILIPPE SIBARITA, MÉDECIN · PASCAL TAILHEFER, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE FRIXON-MARIN, MÉDECIN · NABIL IBN SAADA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSE SIBARITA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LA CROIX D OR · PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CINEMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | CITE SCOLAIRE GUSTAVE JAUME · ECOLE LA FERME BAUMET · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DU ROCHER · GYMNASE DU CLAUX | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU PIGNEDORE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PIERRELATTE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE AL · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | OLGA PEYROL COIFFEUR · CATHY COIFF' · KAYA NURTEN · TIFANY | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HÔTEL DU CENTRE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT RELAIS DES BLACHES · HOTEL DU TRICASTIN · DOMAINE DES OLIVIERS · LE ROBINSON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,952 (2012) → 13,756 (2023): 6.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,770 (1990) → 13,756 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,993, of which 1.4 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrelatte): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pierrelatte): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pierrelatte): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pierrelatte): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pierrelatte): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PIERRELATTE weather station, 3 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DONZERE, 6.3 km away at 66 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PIERRELATTE, 3 km away at 51 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Supermarket
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26235/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/69580446-ed4c-3a7f-95b6-7e2816f7203a— “Marché hebdomadaire du vendredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26235/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26235/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26235/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26235
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 107 km S | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caudry | 59 | 647 km N | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 533 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 193 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Méru | 60 | 575 km N | 13,897 | 54.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Claye-Souilly | 77 | 531 km N | 13,353 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 107 km S | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 193 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Claye-Souilly | 77 | 531 km N | 13,353 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 533 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Méru | 60 | 575 km N | 13,897 | 54.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Caudry | 59 | 647 km N | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Pierrelatte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenade | 31 | 280 km W | 9,062 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gardanne | 13 | 120 km SE | 21,597 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 259 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vienne | 38 | 129 km N | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 26 | 6.2 km SE | 8,981 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 154 km N | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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