Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence (INSEE 26313) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 6,176 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 55 % of the 3,842 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.14 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · SEBAU PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIANDE DESPI · MICHEL ET DAMIEN BUISSON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LOLIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (LEON · L'ART ET LE BOEUF · TWINS CAFE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (GLAM'S CLUB). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE BLANC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB J-L BOUVIER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE BLANC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J.L. BOUVIER). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENCE FRECHET, MÉDECIN · AURORE FRESCHET-VERT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BOROT, MÉDECIN · GHISLAINE NICOLA-DELOFFRE, MÉDECIN · FLORA FOUILLEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT MARCEL). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST MARCEL LES VALENCE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'OISEAU LIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE SUD RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (BERNADETTE BOUVIER · CHEZ SARAH COIFFURE · KATIA'R - COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AUREL' STYLE · LES FEES COIFFEES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (IBIS BUDGET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · SEBAU PAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | VIANDE DESPI · MICHEL ET DAMIEN BUISSON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LOLIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | LEON · L'ART ET LE BOEUF · TWINS CAFE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | GLAM'S CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE BLANC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB J-L BOUVIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE BLANC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J.L. BOUVIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | FLORENCE FRECHET, MÉDECIN · AURORE FRESCHET-VERT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BOROT, MÉDECIN · GHISLAINE NICOLA-DELOFFRE, MÉDECIN · FLORA FOUILLEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT MARCEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST MARCEL LES VALENCE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'OISEAU LIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · CREDIT AGRICOLE SUD RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | BERNADETTE BOUVIER · CHEZ SARAH COIFFURE · KATIA'R - COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AUREL' STYLE · LES FEES COIFFEES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,746 (2012) → 6,176 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,719 (1990) → 6,176 (2023): 66.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,676, of which 0.9 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE weather station, 2.1 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE, 2.1 km away at 190 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE, 2.1 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26313/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/10ad70e6-68f4-364c-b914-356fe3fbbb34— “Marché de Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9830f7d1-23fc-3813-af45-5bfff1a0b479— “Marché de Graine de Cocagne”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26313/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26313/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26313/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26313
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Évêque | 38 | 62 km N | 6,213 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 74 km N | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruguières | 31 | 314 km SW | 6,202 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Franqueville-Saint-Pierre | 76 | 570 km NW | 6,171 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 203 km N | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dourges | 62 | 625 km N | 6,139 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Évêque | 38 | 62 km N | 6,213 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 74 km N | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 203 km N | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruguières | 31 | 314 km SW | 6,202 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Franqueville-Saint-Pierre | 76 | 570 km NW | 6,171 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dourges | 62 | 625 km N | 6,139 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 91 % |
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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-Valence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Évêque | 38 | 62 km N | 6,213 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 74 km N | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fenouillet | 31 | 318 km SW | 5,784 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rives | 38 | 60 km NE | 6,549 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 67 km NW | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gréasque | 13 | 178 km S | 4,554 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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