Soyans

Identity

Soyans (INSEE 26344) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. Population 405 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26344-soyans

Vitality score

Vitality score 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 41 % of the 18,030 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.

Services

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING LES LAVANDES). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 344 (2012) → 405 (2023): 17.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 253 (1990) → 405 (2023): 60.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 241, of which 24.5 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Pont-de-Barret): 4 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saou): 3 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Cléon-d'Andran): 8 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Cléon-d'Andran): 7.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Soyans): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the PUY-ST-MARTIN weather station, 4.4 km away at 211 m; the village itself is at 318 m. ^[12]

The village sits 107 m above 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. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at PUY-ST-MARTIN, 4.4 km away at 211 m, over 24 summers. ^[12]

That station sits 107 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[12]

An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at PUY-ST-MARTIN, 4.4 km away at 211 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26344/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26344/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26344/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26344/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 26249
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 26336
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 26095
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 26344
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024