Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet (INSEE 26312) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Montélimar Agglomération. Population 1,228 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 13,066 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ECHOPPE SAINT-MARCELOUSE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (FOOD TRUCK ATELIER COSI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB ROBERT GOULET). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUC SAVOURNIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DE MECHES EN COULEURS · ABIGAELLE COIFFURE · CATHY COIFFURE · MELODIE PLANTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | L'ECHOPPE SAINT-MARCELOUSE | 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 | 1 | FOOD TRUCK ATELIER COSI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB ROBERT GOULET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | LUC SAVOURNIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 4 | DE MECHES EN COULEURS · ABIGAELLE COIFFURE · CATHY COIFFURE · MELODIE PLANTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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
Weekly market: Sunday dimanche matin place de la mairie. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,171 (2012) → 1,228 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,025 (1990) → 1,228 (2023): 19.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 597, of which 3.4 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauzet): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Sauzet): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTBOUCHER-S-J weather station, 5.9 km away at 136 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTBOUCHER-S-J, 5.9 km away at 136 m, over 26 summers. [12]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTBOUCHER-S-J, 5.9 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saint-marcel-les-sauzet.fr/vie-quotidienne/le-village— “La place de la mairie est très animée le dimanche matin grâce à son marché hebdomadaire”
- DATAtourisme 2023-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ca808ea7-06f8-314c-98bf-3580ed467889— “Marché hebdomadaire du dimanche matin.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26338
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terssac | 81 | 230 km W | 1,195 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles | 71 | 178 km N | 1,131 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pfaffenheim | 68 | 422 km NE | 1,373 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maisoncelles-en-Brie | 77 | 494 km N | 977 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dalhunden | 67 | 524 km NE | 1,215 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cély | 77 | 463 km N | 1,259 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles | 71 | 178 km N | 1,131 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Terssac | 81 | 230 km W | 1,195 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pfaffenheim | 68 | 422 km NE | 1,373 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cély | 77 | 463 km N | 1,259 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisoncelles-en-Brie | 77 | 494 km N | 977 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dalhunden | 67 | 524 km NE | 1,215 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 72 % · 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 Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terssac | 81 | 230 km W | 1,195 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion | 26 | 6.9 km E | 1,091 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labastide-de-Lévis | 81 | 235 km W | 971 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espeluche | 26 | 9.0 km S | 1,134 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Rolland | 26 | 6.8 km SE | 1,087 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campsas | 82 | 288 km W | 1,473 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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