Saillans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saillans (INSEE 26289) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Coeur de Drôme. Population 1,460 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Véronne (26371). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 62.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 95 % of the 11,847 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (RIPOPEE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PASCAL). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES PAPILLONS). [4,5]
15 × Restaurant (LA MAGNANERIE DE SAILLANS-RESTAURANT LA MAGNANERIE · LE TUNNEL · LE COUCOURI · LES TERRASSES FLEURIES · ARDROME). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE QUE LA JOIE DEMEURE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SIMON VACCARO, MÉDECIN · CHLOE RAPP, MÉDECIN · LAURE GONNET, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TERRAIL). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAILLANS LE FORUM APA ESS AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DE LA LECTURE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MA COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHAPELAINS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | RIPOPEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL PASCAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES PAPILLONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | LA MAGNANERIE DE SAILLANS-RESTAURANT LA MAGNANERIE · LE TUNNEL · LE COUCOURI · LES TERRASSES FLEURIES · ARDROME | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE QUE LA JOIE DEMEURE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SIMON VACCARO, MÉDECIN · CHLOE RAPP, MÉDECIN · LAURE GONNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE TERRAIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAILLANS LE FORUM APA ESS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DE LA LECTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES CHAPELAINS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin places du Prieuré et de la République. [6]
Trajectory
Population 1,248 (2012) → 1,460 (2023): 17 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 911 (1990) → 1,460 (2023): 60.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,082, of which 20.7 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saillans): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saillans): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Saillans): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vercheny): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST SAUVEUR EN DIOIS weather station, 3.5 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 273 m. [12]
The village sits 65 m below 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 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURDEAUX, 13.8 km away at 432 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 159 m above 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 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAILLANS, 0.3 km away at 272 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26289/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairiedesaillans26.fr/le-marche-de-saillans/— “Le marché a lieu chaque dimanche matin, durant toute l'année, sur les places du Prieuré et de la République.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26289/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26289/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26289/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassac | 81 | 246 km SW | 1,289 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chindrieux | 73 | 135 km N | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 81 | 245 km SW | 1,420 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Javron-les-Chapelles | 53 | 591 km NW | 1,314 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 64 | 543 km W | 1,479 | 70.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Bargemon | 83 | 162 km SE | 1,433 | 57.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chindrieux | 73 | 135 km N | 1,531 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bargemon | 83 | 162 km SE | 1,433 | 57.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-Rouairoux | 81 | 245 km SW | 1,420 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brassac | 81 | 246 km SW | 1,289 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 64 | 543 km W | 1,479 | 70.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Javron-les-Chapelles | 53 | 591 km NW | 1,314 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · 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 Saillans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largentière | 07 | 74 km W | 1,450 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cucuron | 84 | 105 km S | 1,885 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban | 07 | 40 km W | 1,465 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grignan | 26 | 39 km SW | 1,596 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagrave | 81 | 270 km W | 2,305 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taulignan | 26 | 33 km SW | 1,627 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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