La Touche
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Touche (INSEE 26352) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Montélimar Agglomération. Population 260 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 17,407 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (RSJM). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUCHE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | RSJM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUCHE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday 18h à 20h. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 236 (2012) → 260 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 123 (1990) → 260 (2023): 111.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 16.9 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bâtie-Rolland): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Touche): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (La Bégude-de-Mazenc): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (La Bégude-de-Mazenc): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (La Touche): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
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 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONTBOUCHER-S-J weather station, 6 km away at 136 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [13]
The village sits 108 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MONTBOUCHER-S-J, 6 km away at 136 m, over 26 summers. [13]
That station sits 108 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTBOUCHER-S-J, 6 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://la-touche.fr/fr/rb/449529/marche-6— “Le jeudi, de 18h à 20h, une quinzaine de producteurs locaux vous proposent des produits cultivés, élevés ou élaborés par leurs soins.”
- DATAtourisme 2023-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9c4796f8-70be-3ec9-80f3-e132f51b4163— “Marché hebdomadaire jeudi fin d'après-midi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasigny | 08 | 570 km N | 262 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 74 % |
| Villechétive | 89 | 412 km N | 260 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bostens | 40 | 422 km W | 206 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac | 11 | 274 km SW | 265 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montcony | 71 | 245 km N | 252 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montigny-les-Monts | 10 | 406 km N | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcony | 71 | 245 km N | 252 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquetaillade-et-Conilhac | 11 | 274 km SW | 265 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montigny-les-Monts | 10 | 406 km N | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villechétive | 89 | 412 km N | 260 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bostens | 40 | 422 km W | 206 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Wasigny | 08 | 570 km N | 262 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 74 % |
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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 La Touche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fons | 07 | 43 km W | 316 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrolles-en-Lubéron | 84 | 97 km SE | 217 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fayssac | 81 | 241 km W | 354 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fay-le-Clos | 26 | 78 km N | 183 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavaurette | 82 | 258 km W | 214 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Colonel | 26 | 61 km NE | 224 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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