Saint-Laurent-en-Royans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-en-Royans (INSEE 26311) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 1,377 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 12,218 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DENIS GODARD). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (VERCORS VIANDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CESARINO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ ALEX). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GRANDS ARBRES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PUBLIQUE PAUL JACQUES BONZON). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE BUISSIERE MONT-BRUN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE CALU, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE WITTMANN, MÉDECIN · MEDERIC SEGERS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES AROMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LAURENT EN ROYANS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE ST-LAURENT-EN-ROYANS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MGEN · IME LA PROVIDENCE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (AL.PK · ANA'K COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON DENIS GODARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | VERCORS VIANDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | 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 | 2 | LE CESARINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ ALEX | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GRANDS ARBRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE PAUL JACQUES BONZON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | DOMINIQUE BUISSIERE MONT-BRUN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE CALU, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE WITTMANN, MÉDECIN · MEDERIC SEGERS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES AROMES | 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 | SAINT LAURENT EN ROYANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE ST-LAURENT-EN-ROYANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MGEN · IME LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | AL.PK · ANA'K COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,307 (2012) → 1,377 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,330 (1990) → 1,377 (2023): 3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 647, of which 4.8 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA weather station, 3.3 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 312 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 3.3 km away at 308 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 1,120 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 3.3 km away at 308 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26311
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soucy | 89 | 389 km N | 1,536 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cernay-la-Ville | 78 | 479 km NW | 1,516 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tonnay-Boutonne | 17 | 482 km W | 1,188 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Amand-Longpré | 41 | 444 km NW | 1,218 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Villedieu-du-Clain | 86 | 416 km NW | 1,512 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pays-de-Clerval | 25 | 278 km N | 1,174 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pays-de-Clerval | 25 | 278 km N | 1,174 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soucy | 89 | 389 km N | 1,536 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Villedieu-du-Clain | 86 | 416 km NW | 1,512 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-Longpré | 41 | 444 km NW | 1,218 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cernay-la-Ville | 78 | 479 km NW | 1,516 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tonnay-Boutonne | 17 | 482 km W | 1,188 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
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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-Laurent-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romans | 38 | 9.6 km N | 1,897 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Uze | 26 | 40 km NW | 2,139 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Régny | 42 | 138 km NW | 1,447 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals | 26 | 39 km NW | 1,895 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mézériat | 01 | 136 km N | 2,172 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vinça | 66 | 347 km SW | 2,260 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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