Saint-Thomas-en-Royans
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Thomas-en-Royans (INSEE 26331) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Royans-Vercors. Population 569 (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 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,350 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JACO'PAIN · LA LINOTTINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'INSTANT COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PONT DE MANNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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) | 2 | JACO'PAIN · LA LINOTTINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | L'INSTANT COIFF | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LE PONT DE MANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 560 (2012) → 569 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 440 (1990) → 569 (2023): 29.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 7.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Thomas-en-Royans): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Thomas-en-Royans): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA weather station, 4.2 km away at 308 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [10]
The village sits 83 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 4.2 km away at 308 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 83 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,120 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-EN-ROYA, 4.2 km away at 308 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26331/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26331/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26331/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26331/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26311
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse | 26 | 18 km NW | 579 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 675 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épineuil | 89 | 330 km N | 508 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courcy | 50 | 674 km NW | 639 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hodeng-au-Bosc | 76 | 599 km NW | 559 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Bergères-lès-Vertus | 51 | 437 km N | 596 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse | 26 | 18 km NW | 579 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Épineuil | 89 | 330 km N | 508 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bergères-lès-Vertus | 51 | 437 km N | 596 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hodeng-au-Bosc | 76 | 599 km NW | 559 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Courcy | 50 | 674 km NW | 639 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 675 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Thomas-en-Royans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 37 km SW | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarabel | 31 | 335 km SW | 601 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Divajeu | 26 | 44 km SW | 688 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varennes | 82 | 327 km W | 627 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Grégoire | 81 | 269 km SW | 478 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massac-Séran | 81 | 314 km SW | 523 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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