Puy-Saint-Martin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puy-Saint-Martin (INSEE 26258) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Montélimar Agglomération. Population 827 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/26258-puy-saint-martin
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 15,459 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LPALZ · LES ALIZEES · LA GUINGUETTE DE SAUMELONGUE · SAINT MARTIN LE BISTROC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE VIOLETTE ET ANDRE MORIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PUY ST MARTIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE PUY-ST-MARTIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL CAFÉ RESTAURANT LES ALIZÉES CHAMP DE MARS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCINELLE | 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 | 4 | LPALZ · LES ALIZEES · LA GUINGUETTE DE SAUMELONGUE · SAINT MARTIN LE BISTROC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE VIOLETTE ET ANDRE MORIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PUY ST MARTIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE PUY-ST-MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL CAFÉ RESTAURANT LES ALIZÉES CHAMP DE MARS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 846 (2012) → 827 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 602 (1990) → 827 (2023): 37.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 15.1 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cléon-d'Andran): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Puy-Saint-Martin): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cléon-d'Andran): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cléon-d'Andran): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Puy-Saint-Martin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PUY-ST-MARTIN weather station, 1 km away at 211 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PUY-ST-MARTIN, 1 km away at 211 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PUY-ST-MARTIN, 1 km away at 211 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 — 26258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry-le-Châtel | 45 | 378 km NW | 845 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues | 26 | 37 km S | 787 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 571 km NW | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 360 km NW | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 42 | 174 km NW | 912 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes | 35 | 684 km NW | 975 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues | 26 | 37 km S | 787 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 42 | 174 km NW | 912 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 360 km NW | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Autry-le-Châtel | 45 | 378 km NW | 845 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 26 % · winter 45 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 571 km NW | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes | 35 | 684 km NW | 975 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Puy-Saint-Martin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnage | 26 | 53 km N | 1,009 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gabian | 34 | 184 km SW | 886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Coucourde | 26 | 15 km W | 1,240 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péret | 34 | 172 km SW | 1,137 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nizas | 34 | 176 km SW | 662 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vinsobres | 26 | 33 km S | 1,034 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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