Vercheny
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vercheny (INSEE 26368) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Coeur de Drôme. Population 443 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26368-vercheny
Vitality score
Vitality score 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,907 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (LE PETIT BIDULE). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES EAUX CLAIRES). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERCHENY AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE POUR GRANDIR). [4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES ACACIAS · AIRE NATURELLE DE LA CAVE MONGE GRANON). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE PETIT BIDULE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES EAUX CLAIRES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VERCHENY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE POUR GRANDIR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES ACACIAS · AIRE NATURELLE DE LA CAVE MONGE GRANON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 432 (2012) → 443 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 443 (2023): 3.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 227, of which 12.3 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saillans): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saillans): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saillans): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vercheny): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST SAUVEUR EN DIOIS weather station, 8 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [10]
The village sits 94 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIE, 9.6 km away at 384 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAILLANS, 4.8 km away at 272 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 — 26368/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26368/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26368/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26368/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 229 km NW | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 365 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Escales | 11 | 263 km SW | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 328 km SW | 441 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 287 km SW | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 69 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 69 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 229 km NW | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escales | 11 | 263 km SW | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 287 km SW | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers | 11 | 328 km SW | 441 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
| Méry-ès-Bois | 18 | 365 km NW | 533 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Vercheny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigondas | 84 | 64 km S | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méthamis | 84 | 78 km S | 450 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedieu | 84 | 51 km S | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lyas | 07 | 52 km W | 592 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aurons | 13 | 117 km S | 555 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nauviale | 12 | 224 km W | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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