Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert (INSEE 26321) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Diois. Population 206 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 16,113 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPIBOUL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (COMPTOIR DE PHILOMENE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT NAZAIRE LE DESERT AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VALERIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | EPIBOUL | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | COMPTOIR DE PHILOMENE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | SAINT NAZAIRE LE DESERT 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 | VALERIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 142 (2012) → 206 (2023): 45.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 168 (1990) → 206 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 247, of which 55.1 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pennes-le-Sec): 8.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Bourdeaux): 11.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 15.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Nazaire-le-Désert): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D weather station, 1.9 km away at 607 m; the village itself is at 558 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 1.9 km away at 607 m, over 28 summers. [13]
An average of 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, 1.9 km away at 607 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
30 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 121,000 € — 1,452 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26321/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2017-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/77ea1bd5-be9a-3a58-80a6-12b4c89a4288— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26321/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26321/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26321/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26321
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Donat | 63 | 224 km NW | 198 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Plantiers | 30 | 133 km W | 228 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Moussières | 39 | 201 km N | 174 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tagnière | 71 | 260 km N | 209 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagnol | 12 | 198 km SW | 149 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumeil | 19 | 284 km W | 164 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Plantiers | 30 | 133 km W | 228 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnol | 12 | 198 km SW | 149 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Moussières | 39 | 201 km N | 174 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Donat | 63 | 224 km NW | 198 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tagnière | 71 | 260 km N | 209 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaumeil | 19 | 284 km W | 164 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Nazaire-le-Désert'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-Léger-de-Peyre | 48 | 156 km W | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arnac | 15 | 246 km W | 174 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vert | 43 | 164 km NW | 108 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piégut | 04 | 69 km E | 201 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard | 05 | 64 km E | 113 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Truinas | 26 | 15 km W | 145 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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