Saint-Paul-lès-Romans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-lès-Romans (INSEE 26323) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 1,916 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 72 % of the 9,877 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · BLEU . VERCORS · SAPAURO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DROMEDIS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA PATATERIE · ROYAL D'ASIE · LA BUIXOISE · LEMY RESTO BAR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (O SAINT PAUL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUY ODEYER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PAUL LES ROMANS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE ST-PAUL-LÈS-ROMANS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (M D C COIFFURE · INFINI'TIF SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (KARENE HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · BLEU . VERCORS · SAPAURO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | DROMEDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LA PATATERIE · ROYAL D'ASIE · LA BUIXOISE · LEMY RESTO BAR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | O SAINT PAUL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUY ODEYER | 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 PAUL LES ROMANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE ST-PAUL-LÈS-ROMANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | M D C COIFFURE · INFINI'TIF SALON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | KARENE HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,787 (2012) → 1,916 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,401 (1990) → 1,916 (2023): 36.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 847, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon-Saint-Jean): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-lès-Romans): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Châtillon-Saint-Jean): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-Saint-Jean): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-lès-Romans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC weather station, 8.8 km away at 368 m; the village itself is at 183 m. [11]
The village sits 185 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROCHEFORT-SAMSON_SAPC, 8.8 km away at 368 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 185 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 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROMANS-SUR-ISERE, 6.3 km away at 168 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26323/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/40401eec-dcc9-3229-a0ec-3b784a22aab8— “Marché Hebdomadaire St Paul les Romans”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26323/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26323/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26323/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26323
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sernhac | 30 | 136 km S | 1,819 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rougiers | 83 | 195 km S | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tallende | 63 | 171 km NW | 1,619 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Presles-en-Brie | 77 | 445 km NW | 2,369 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 442 km N | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 255 km NW | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sernhac | 30 | 136 km S | 1,819 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tallende | 63 | 171 km NW | 1,619 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rougiers | 83 | 195 km S | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vallon-en-Sully | 03 | 255 km NW | 1,457 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 442 km N | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Presles-en-Brie | 77 | 445 km NW | 2,369 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · 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-Paul-lès-Romans'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-Paul-sur-Save | 31 | 346 km SW | 1,816 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dieupentale | 82 | 334 km W | 1,655 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzinay | 38 | 60 km N | 2,416 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | 38 | 40 km NE | 1,466 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinouze | 26 | 31 km NW | 1,531 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsanne | 26 | 51 km SW | 1,246 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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