Saint-May
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-May (INSEE 26318) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 32 (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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 2,335 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (COTE ROCHER). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 2 | COTE ROCHER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 42 (2012) → 32 (2023): -23.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 44 (1990) → 32 (2023): -27.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 51, of which 49 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sahune): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Motte-Chalancon): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rémuzat): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Rémuzat): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Rémuzat): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the REMUZAT weather station, 3.9 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 452 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BESIGNAN, 11.8 km away at 556 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 104 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at REMUZAT, 3.9 km away at 475 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26318/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26318/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26318/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26318/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26288
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26264
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marguerite | 43 | 161 km NW | 36 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-le-Prieuré | 25 | 323 km N | 32 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Exermont | 08 | 542 km N | 32 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 49 % |
| Muracciole | 2B | 401 km SE | 33 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lançon | 65 | 434 km W | 34 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Palairac | 11 | 269 km SW | 33 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marguerite | 43 | 161 km NW | 36 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Palairac | 11 | 269 km SW | 33 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Laval-le-Prieuré | 25 | 323 km N | 32 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Muracciole | 2B | 401 km SE | 33 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lançon | 65 | 434 km W | 34 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Exermont | 08 | 542 km N | 32 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 49 % |
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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-May'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mujouls | 06 | 137 km SE | 37 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Revest-Saint-Martin | 04 | 62 km SE | 79 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 59 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornillon-sur-l'Oule | 26 | 5.3 km NE | 75 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Ouvèze | 26 | 15 km S | 71 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verclause | 26 | 10 km SE | 68 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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