Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire (INSEE 26330) is in Drôme (26), part of CC Porte de Dromardèche. Population 2,251 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26330-saint-sorlin-en-valloire
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 8,834 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 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ADRESSE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON DAILLAND). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU MOULIN · LA BODEGA · O'DAILY TRUCK · OH MINOT · LA BOISEE 26). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAPSULES ET BOUCHONS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PUBLIQUE ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DENIS BRUNET). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D OR). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE ST-SORLIN-EN-VALLOIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DENIS BRUNET). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BIO COIFFURE · HISTOIRE DE CHEVEUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ADRESSE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON DAILLAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | 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 | 6 | AUBERGE DU MOULIN · LA BODEGA · O'DAILY TRUCK · OH MINOT · LA BOISEE 26 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAPSULES ET BOUCHONS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DENIS BRUNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VAL D OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE ST-SORLIN-EN-VALLOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DENIS BRUNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | BIO COIFFURE · HISTOIRE DE CHEVEUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16h00 Place de la Paix. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,197 (2012) → 2,251 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,452 (1990) → 2,251 (2023): 55 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,099, of which 4.4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lapeyrouse-Mornay): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Anneyron): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-SORLIN-EN-VA weather station, 2.5 km away at 237 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-SORLIN-EN-VA, 2.5 km away at 237 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-SORLIN-EN-VA, 2.5 km away at 237 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26330/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.stsorlinenvalloire.com/fr/rb/1040288/marche-17— “Le marché a lieu le 2 ème vendredi de chaque mois à partir de 16h00 sur la "Place de la Paix"”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26330/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26330/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26330/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26330
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laruscade | 33 | 415 km W | 2,811 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vézeronce-Curtin | 38 | 57 km NE | 2,241 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocroi | 08 | 517 km N | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbelin | 38 | 58 km NE | 2,375 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coursac | 24 | 338 km W | 2,380 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gaillan-en-Médoc | 33 | 462 km W | 2,385 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézeronce-Curtin | 38 | 57 km NE | 2,241 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbelin | 38 | 58 km NE | 2,375 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coursac | 24 | 338 km W | 2,380 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laruscade | 33 | 415 km W | 2,811 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gaillan-en-Médoc | 33 | 462 km W | 2,385 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocroi | 08 | 517 km N | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 77 % · 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-Sorlin-en-Valloire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septème | 38 | 30 km N | 2,186 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branges | 71 | 152 km N | 2,386 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méreau | 18 | 305 km NW | 2,632 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-de-Galaure | 26 | 6.3 km S | 1,804 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lablachère | 07 | 108 km SW | 2,193 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alixan | 26 | 35 km S | 2,729 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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