Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse (INSEE 26319) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 579 (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 30.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,281 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MICHEL SUR SAVASSE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (STYL'DCOIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MICHEL SUR SAVASSE | 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 | 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 | 1 | STYL'DCOIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 534 (2012) → 579 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 343 (1990) → 579 (2023): 68.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 274, of which 3.6 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Parnans): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Châtillon-Saint-Jean): 6.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-Saint-Jean): 6.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC weather station, 10.2 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 340 m. [11]
The village sits 112 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROMANS_SAPC, 14.2 km away at 156 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 184 m below 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 982 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC, 10.2 km away at 452 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 — 26319/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26319/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26319/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26319/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26319
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergères-lès-Vertus | 51 | 424 km N | 596 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hessenheim | 67 | 388 km NE | 614 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cauroir | 59 | 576 km N | 579 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Hodeng-au-Bosc | 76 | 584 km NW | 559 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Villemotier | 01 | 135 km N | 612 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 660 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemotier | 01 | 135 km N | 612 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hessenheim | 67 | 388 km NE | 614 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergères-lès-Vertus | 51 | 424 km N | 596 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cauroir | 59 | 576 km N | 579 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Hodeng-au-Bosc | 76 | 584 km NW | 559 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 660 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · 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-Michel-sur-Savasse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnaud | 39 | 176 km N | 608 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bussières | 71 | 137 km N | 580 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trimbach | 67 | 476 km NE | 566 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wintzenbach | 67 | 478 km NE | 532 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberlauterbach | 67 | 478 km NE | 548 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moras | 38 | 61 km N | 520 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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