Valence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 87.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valence (INSEE 26362) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Valence Romans Agglo. Population 64,458 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26362-valence
Vitality score
Vitality score 87.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 334 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.91 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.97 | 10 | 9.7 |
| Health | 0.96 | 10 | 9.59 |
| Public & culture | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
49 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERRE · LE KIOSQ A BONBONS · LAUR.JEAN.DIS · SARL PATISSERIE GIRAUD · POGNES NIVON). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL L'ETOILE DU NORD · LIONNETON WILFRID · MAISON ENGEL). [3,4]
53 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHY SIM · CHAZAL DISTRIBUTION · COUDOUBLE · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME). [3,4]
14 × Supermarket (VALDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE PONPON). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (ETABLISSEMENTS FEREYRE). [3,4]
255 × Restaurant (PIZZA SAINT JACQUES · SARL D EXPLOITATION SPECIALITES D ASIE · G SERVICES · LE CEDRE). [3,4]
92 × Café / bar (LE FERDINAND · CAFE DES ARCADES · THEATRE BEL IMAGE · BAR ALPIN · LA PLACETTE). [4]
17 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CH SEIGNOBOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALBERT BAYET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.VALLES II · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BERTHELOT). [3]
28 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE VALEURS ET REUSSITE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB KERGOMARD-RECAMIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB SEIGNOBOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PAUL VALERY · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE EMILE LOUBET · COLLEGE CAMILLE VERNET). [3]
62 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC FONTA, MÉDECIN · CINDY HOAREAU, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC FORESTIER, MÉDECIN · HANEN BEJI-DHAOUADI, MÉDECIN · ABDELHAK CHAKIB, MÉDECIN). [3]
20 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLEMENT ALAMARGOT · PHARMACIE LACAZE MASMONTEIL DE MAURY · PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE DES CLERCS · SELAS PHARMACIE DU LYCEE). [3,4]
12 × Post office / agence postale (VALENCE RUE CHATEAUVERT RP · VALENCE RUE DE MONTJAU RP · VALENCE GASTON REYNAUD RP · VALENCE FONTBARLETTES RP · VALENCE LE PETIT CHARRAN RP). [3]
6 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALENCE SUD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FONTBARLETTES · MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND, LATOUR-MAUBOURG · RESEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE VALENCE ROMANS AGGLO DIRECTION DE LA LECTURE PUBLIQUE · 26 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA DRÔME). [3]
3 × Cinema (PATHE · LE NAVIRE · LUX). [3]
20 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE JACQUES CHABAN DELMAS · GYMNASE DU POLYGONE · GYMNASE DENIS MAURIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAGRANGE · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME). [3]
28 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · BANQUE DELUBAC & CIE · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VALENCE CENTRE · BANQUE FRANCAISE DE CREDIT COOPERATIF). [3]
98 × Hairdresser (CMV ROCHE · ESPACE COIFFURE · CERDAN MARIE-JOSE). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
19 × Hotel (HÔTEL IBIS VALENCE SUD · CLOS SYRAH · MERCURE · HOTEL CALIFORNIA · ATRIUM HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 46 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × Pharmacy, 4 × Bank, 27 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 49 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERRE · LE KIOSQ A BONBONS · LAUR.JEAN.DIS · SARL PATISSERIE GIRAUD · POGNES NIVON | INSEE BPE 49 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | SARL L'ETOILE DU NORD · LIONNETON WILFRID · MAISON ENGEL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 53 | CHY SIM · CHAZAL DISTRIBUTION · COUDOUBLE · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 14 | VALDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE PONPON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS FEREYRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 255 | PIZZA SAINT JACQUES · SARL D EXPLOITATION SPECIALITES D ASIE · G SERVICES · LE CEDRE | INSEE BPE 255 / INSEE SIRENE 390 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 92 | LE FERDINAND · CAFE DES ARCADES · THEATRE BEL IMAGE · BAR ALPIN · LA PLACETTE | INSEE SIRENE 92 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 17 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CH SEIGNOBOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALBERT BAYET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J.VALLES II · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BERTHELOT | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 28 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE VALEURS ET REUSSITE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB KERGOMARD-RECAMIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB SEIGNOBOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PAUL VALERY · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE EMILE LOUBET · COLLEGE CAMILLE VERNET | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 62 | ERIC FONTA, MÉDECIN · CINDY HOAREAU, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC FORESTIER, MÉDECIN · HANEN BEJI-DHAOUADI, MÉDECIN · ABDELHAK CHAKIB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 62 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 20 | PHARMACIE CLEMENT ALAMARGOT · PHARMACIE LACAZE MASMONTEIL DE MAURY · PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE DES CLERCS · SELAS PHARMACIE DU LYCEE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 12 | VALENCE RUE CHATEAUVERT RP · VALENCE RUE DE MONTJAU RP · VALENCE GASTON REYNAUD RP · VALENCE FONTBARLETTES RP · VALENCE LE PETIT CHARRAN RP | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Library | 6 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALENCE SUD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FONTBARLETTES · MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND, LATOUR-MAUBOURG · RESEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE VALENCE ROMANS AGGLO DIRECTION DE LA LECTURE PUBLIQUE · 26 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA DRÔME | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | PATHE · LE NAVIRE · LUX | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 20 | HALLE JACQUES CHABAN DELMAS · GYMNASE DU POLYGONE · GYMNASE DENIS MAURIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAGRANGE · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 28 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · BANQUE DELUBAC & CIE · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VALENCE CENTRE · BANQUE FRANCAISE DE CREDIT COOPERATIF | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 98 | CMV ROCHE · ESPACE COIFFURE · CERDAN MARIE-JOSE | INSEE BPE 98 / INSEE SIRENE 143 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 19 | HÔTEL IBIS VALENCE SUD · CLOS SYRAH · MERCURE · HOTEL CALIFORNIA · ATRIUM HOTEL | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
Trajectory
Population 62,481 (2012) → 64,458 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [13,1]
Population 63,437 (1990) → 64,458 (2023): 1.6 % over 30 years. [14,1]
Dwellings (2023): 38,682, of which 3.3 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [15]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [16]
Food shop (Valence): 0 km to the east (straight line). [16]
GP (Valence): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [16]
Pharmacy (Valence): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [16]
Primary school (Valence): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [16]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [17]
Measured at the ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE weather station, 6.1 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [17]
The village sits 62 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. [17]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [17]
Humidity measured at ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 190 m, over 30 summers. [17]
That station sits 62 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [17]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [17]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARCEL-LES-V-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [17]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26362/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1292a45a-5948-3053-855e-cb53199ddde4— “Marché du samedi - Place des Clercs.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/973a7ce8-dcdb-3789-90ee-3dc77df1698e— “Marché du vendredi - Place Faventines.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5d63c2c8-4b73-3e60-bd62-979d9f81e9df— “Marché du mercredi - Place de la Paix.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/65c8e7f9-370e-38a3-9c52-f5252615cea7— “Marché du mardi - Place de L'Europe.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bd9ebe02-cced-3433-aa32-8181fa289424— “Marché manufacturé du samedi - Place de L'Europe.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d7818633-d4be-3210-8cef-33044fdbf773— “Marché du mercredi - Rue Jules Ferry.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ae1dd877-41c5-32a5-b4ec-04567a92349e— “Marché du lundi - Place Danton.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/dd9141d0-3f33-362b-a744-6ede9dbc1bd3— “Marché de producteurs du mardi de la place Saint-Jean.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26362/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26362/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26362/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26362
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimper | 29 | 768 km NW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bourges | 18 | 307 km NW | 64,186 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 483 km NW | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Antony | 92 | 468 km NW | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 59 | 646 km N | 62,868 | 83.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 471 km NW | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourges | 18 | 307 km NW | 64,186 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Antony | 92 | 468 km NW | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 471 km NW | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 483 km NW | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 59 | 646 km N | 62,868 | 83.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Quimper | 29 | 768 km NW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Valence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénissieux | 69 | 85 km N | 65,502 | 79.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Priest | 69 | 85 km N | 49,229 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 96 km N | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bron | 69 | 89 km N | 42,982 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colomiers | 31 | 319 km SW | 40,882 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 87 km N | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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