Saint-Bardoux
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bardoux (INSEE 26294) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 599 (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 26.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,078 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (CUTBY ELSA). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CUTBY ELSA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 569 (2012) → 599 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 532 (1990) → 599 (2023): 12.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 289, of which 5.9 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clérieux): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clérieux): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Clérieux): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Clérieux): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Bardoux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSAZ weather station, 4.1 km away at 213 m; the village itself is at 262 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARSAZ, 4.1 km away at 213 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARSAZ, 4.1 km away at 213 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 — 26294/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26294/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26294/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26294/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26294
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussenac | 81 | 246 km SW | 632 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcebœufs | 72 | 493 km NW | 640 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 92 % |
| Manderen-Ritzing | 57 | 498 km N | 613 | 29.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Belmont | 38 | 53 km NE | 636 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valhuon | 62 | 626 km N | 538 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quiers | 77 | 420 km N | 650 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 38 | 53 km NE | 636 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saussenac | 81 | 246 km SW | 632 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quiers | 77 | 420 km N | 650 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcebœufs | 72 | 493 km NW | 640 | 30.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 92 % |
| Manderen-Ritzing | 57 | 498 km N | 613 | 29.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Valhuon | 62 | 626 km N | 538 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 100 % · 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 Saint-Bardoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussenac | 81 | 246 km SW | 632 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 36 km S | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Divajeu | 26 | 42 km S | 688 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Grégoire | 81 | 249 km SW | 478 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poulan-Pouzols | 81 | 264 km SW | 478 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagny-près-Louhans | 71 | 177 km N | 489 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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