Saint-Martin-le-Colonel
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-le-Colonel (INSEE 26316) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 224 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 16,663 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 155 (2012) → 224 (2023): 44.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 145 (1990) → 224 (2023): 54.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 119, of which 8.4 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Oriol-en-Royans): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oriol-en-Royans): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-en-Royans): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Oriol-en-Royans): 1.5 km to the north (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. [10]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA weather station, 3 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 314 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 3 km away at 308 m, over 24 summers. [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, 3 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 — 26316/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26316/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26316/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26316/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriers | 28 | 463 km NW | 223 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontainebrux | 39 | 191 km N | 224 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouvray-Catillon | 76 | 585 km NW | 223 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresles | 76 | 606 km NW | 222 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Loubert | 33 | 432 km W | 224 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle | 80 | 601 km NW | 224 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebrux | 39 | 191 km N | 224 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loubert | 33 | 432 km W | 224 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moriers | 28 | 463 km NW | 223 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouvray-Catillon | 76 | 585 km NW | 223 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle | 80 | 601 km NW | 224 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresles | 76 | 606 km NW | 222 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 55 % · 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-le-Colonel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gézier-et-Fontenelay | 70 | 268 km N | 219 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guerfand | 71 | 201 km N | 228 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte-Fanjas | 26 | 7.2 km N | 198 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bathernay | 26 | 31 km NW | 221 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Igny | 70 | 280 km N | 202 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcoy | 71 | 203 km N | 234 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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