Valdrôme
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valdrôme (INSEE 26361) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Diois. Population 133 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26361-valdrome
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 13,086 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.37 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VALDROME). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
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]
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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VALDROME | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16h30 à 17h30 place du Fossé. [5]
Trajectory
Population 137 (2012) → 133 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 133 (2023): 13.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 56.1 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Dizier-en-Diois): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Beaurières): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Beaurières): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Serres): 14.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Valdrôme): 0 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 136 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VALDROME weather station, 0.4 km away at 786 m; the village itself is at 804 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BELLEGARDE-EN-D, 9.9 km away at 1,017 m, over 21 summers. [13]
That station sits 213 m above 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 1,050 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VALDROME, 0.4 km away at 786 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
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 — 26361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-valdrome.fr/vivre-valdrome/activite-economique/— “Un marché de producteurs locaux se tient tous les vendredis de 16h30 à 17h30 sur la place du Fossé.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26361
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourde | 31 | 429 km W | 123 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Escaro | 66 | 342 km SW | 128 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dorres | 66 | 369 km SW | 182 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaillagos | 65 | 492 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 4 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 509 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Veyreau | 12 | 184 km W | 124 | 22.8 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyreau | 12 | 184 km W | 124 | 22.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Escaro | 66 | 342 km SW | 128 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dorres | 66 | 369 km SW | 182 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourde | 31 | 429 km W | 123 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gaillagos | 65 | 492 km W | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 4 % |
| Louvie-Soubiron | 64 | 509 km W | 133 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Valdrôme'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oze | 05 | 18 km E | 103 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Saix | 05 | 20 km E | 126 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furmeyer | 05 | 23 km E | 169 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Éourres | 05 | 34 km S | 151 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaurières | 26 | 7.4 km N | 82 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-Maravel | 26 | 9.7 km N | 55 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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