Saint-Martin-en-Vercors
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (INSEE 26315) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 437 (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 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 17,936 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA TRUCK PERE ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ANCOLIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTIN EN VERCORS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST-MARTIN EN VERCORS AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING LES MOREAUX · CAMPING LA PORTE SANS MARTIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | PIZZA TRUCK PERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ANCOLIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTIN EN VERCORS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ST-MARTIN EN VERCORS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING LES MOREAUX · CAMPING LA PORTE SANS MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 427 (2012) → 437 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 275 (1990) → 437 (2023): 58.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 344, of which 37.8 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-en-Vercors): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-en-Vercors): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Chapelle-en-Vercors): 6.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-en-Vercors): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC weather station, 6.9 km away at 879 m; the village itself is at 749 m. [10]
The village sits 130 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC, 6.9 km away at 879 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 130 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 1,316 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAPELLE-EN-VERCORS_SAPC, 6.9 km away at 879 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 — 26315/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26315/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26315/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26315/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubressac | 46 | 287 km W | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puycelsi | 81 | 317 km W | 456 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 302 km W | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lainsecq | 89 | 327 km NW | 328 | 43.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abjat-sur-Bandiat | 24 | 372 km W | 639 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 259 km W | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 259 km W | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubressac | 46 | 287 km W | 533 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocamadour | 46 | 302 km W | 597 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Puycelsi | 81 | 317 km W | 456 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lainsecq | 89 | 327 km NW | 328 | 43.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abjat-sur-Bandiat | 24 | 372 km W | 639 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Martin-en-Vercors'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-Julien-aux-Bois | 19 | 259 km W | 430 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grande-Verrière | 71 | 239 km NW | 542 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ouroux-en-Morvan | 58 | 267 km NW | 599 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bresson | 70 | 327 km N | 417 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burdignes | 42 | 74 km W | 422 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornus | 12 | 219 km SW | 512 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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