Saint-Jean-en-Royans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-en-Royans (INSEE 26307) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 2,874 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26307-saint-jean-en-royans
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 7,381 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.92 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.83 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATIS'ART · AU PAIN DE VIE · LA P'TITE BOULANGE · KEVAX). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP - BIOBAMBOU · L'EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SNACK GLACIER CHEZ PEN · LA COQUETIERE · LA TAVERNE · BURGER KONG). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE KIOSQUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE CARPANTIER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BENJAMIN MALOSSANE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-ANDRE CHEMINEL, MÉDECIN · ANAIS LIETARD-CHEMINEL, MÉDECIN · XAVIER DECHAMBRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU ROYANS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE ST-JEAN-EN-ROYANS · PÔLE CULTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL). [3]
4 × Bank (CL CAM DU ROYANS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · ST JEAN EN ROYANS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (STYL'HAIRE · CHANGEZ D'...HAIR · AU SALON · LET IT BE COIFFURE · GAELLE B COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL QUARTIER LIBRE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING GCU 26 SAINT-JEAN-EN-ROYANS · CAMPING LES BORDS DE LYONNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | PATIS'ART · AU PAIN DE VIE · LA P'TITE BOULANGE · KEVAX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BIOCOOP - BIOBAMBOU · L'EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | SNACK GLACIER CHEZ PEN · LA COQUETIERE · LA TAVERNE · BURGER KONG | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE KIOSQUE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE CARPANTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BENJAMIN MALOSSANE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PIERRE-ANDRE CHEMINEL, MÉDECIN · ANAIS LIETARD-CHEMINEL, MÉDECIN · XAVIER DECHAMBRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU ROYANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE ST-JEAN-EN-ROYANS · PÔLE CULTURE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CL CAM DU ROYANS · CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL SUD RHONE ALPES · ST JEAN EN ROYANS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | STYL'HAIRE · CHANGEZ D'...HAIR · AU SALON · LET IT BE COIFFURE · GAELLE B COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL QUARTIER LIBRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING GCU 26 SAINT-JEAN-EN-ROYANS · CAMPING LES BORDS DE LYONNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,953 (2012) → 2,874 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,895 (1990) → 2,874 (2023): -0.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,667, of which 6.5 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA weather station, 0.9 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 251 m. [10]
The village sits 57 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 0.9 km away at 308 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,120 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 0.9 km away at 308 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 — 26307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d6246f61-45f5-3588-a51b-cb1b4bad287c— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contrexéville | 88 | 355 km N | 2,923 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sancoins | 18 | 273 km NW | 2,951 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Levroux | 36 | 358 km NW | 2,797 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rion-des-Landes | 40 | 507 km W | 3,142 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montfrin | 30 | 138 km SW | 3,122 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Garancières | 78 | 501 km NW | 2,621 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfrin | 30 | 138 km SW | 3,122 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sancoins | 18 | 273 km NW | 2,951 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Contrexéville | 88 | 355 km N | 2,923 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Levroux | 36 | 358 km NW | 2,797 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garancières | 78 | 501 km NW | 2,621 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rion-des-Landes | 40 | 507 km W | 3,142 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Jean-en-Royans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomérac | 07 | 60 km SW | 3,183 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Génissieux | 26 | 18 km NW | 2,428 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vinça | 66 | 344 km SW | 2,260 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 26 | 27 km NW | 4,193 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 42 km NW | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 71 | 191 km N | 3,214 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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