Plaisians
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plaisians (INSEE 26239) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 209 (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 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 16,228 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GUYENNE FRANCINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | GUYENNE FRANCINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 183 (2012) → 209 (2023): 14.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 157 (1990) → 209 (2023): 33.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 200, of which 40 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plaisians): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BUIS -BARONNIES weather station, 6.5 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 576 m. [10]
The village sits 186 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BESIGNAN, 10.1 km away at 556 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BUIS -BARONNIES, 6.5 km away at 390 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26239/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26239/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26239/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26239/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26239
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecumberry | 64 | 533 km W | 196 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 36 % |
| Termes | 48 | 182 km W | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 47 % |
| Argein | 09 | 377 km W | 195 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marigny | 39 | 275 km N | 215 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 333 km SW | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 53 % |
| Poilly-sur-Serein | 89 | 408 km N | 240 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termes | 48 | 182 km W | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 47 % |
| Marigny | 39 | 275 km N | 215 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 09 | 333 km SW | 209 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 53 % |
| Argein | 09 | 377 km W | 195 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Poilly-sur-Serein | 89 | 408 km N | 240 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lecumberry | 64 | 533 km W | 196 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 32 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Plaisians'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvoisin | 26 | 12 km NW | 141 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-d'Aix | 26 | 55 km N | 112 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-sur-le-Buis | 26 | 5.3 km N | 281 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barnave | 26 | 48 km N | 217 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Roman | 26 | 52 km N | 235 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soveria | 2B | 374 km SE | 109 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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