Saint-Benoit-en-Diois
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois (INSEE 26296) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Coeur de Drôme. Population 31 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 2,158 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BALCON DE LA ROANNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LE BALCON DE LA ROANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 27 (2012) → 31 (2023): 14.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 29 (1990) → 31 (2023): 6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 35, of which 42.9 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pennes-le-Sec): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aurel): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saillans): 7.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Aurel): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST SAUVEUR EN DIOIS weather station, 9.3 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 389 m. [11]
The village sits 51 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 12.1 km away at 607 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 218 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAILLANS, 7.2 km away at 272 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26296/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26296/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26296/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26296/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seignalens | 11 | 317 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Didier | 58 | 325 km NW | 30 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucelle | 68 | 343 km NE | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 53 % |
| Lagarde-d'Apt | 84 | 77 km S | 30 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Notre-Dame | 38 | 73 km NE | 25 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Puits | 11 | 282 km SW | 30 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Notre-Dame | 38 | 73 km NE | 25 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagarde-d'Apt | 84 | 77 km S | 30 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Puits | 11 | 282 km SW | 30 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
| Seignalens | 11 | 317 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Didier | 58 | 325 km NW | 30 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucelle | 68 | 343 km NE | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 10 % · winter 53 % |
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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-Benoit-en-Diois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyroles | 26 | 28 km S | 22 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois | 26 | 9.4 km W | 55 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orniac | 46 | 286 km W | 73 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nadillac | 46 | 297 km W | 75 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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