Verclause
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verclause (INSEE 26369) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 68 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 7,173 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION PEYRONNEL ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAFA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERCLAUSE RP). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING LE GESSY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION PEYRONNEL ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | SAFA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | VERCLAUSE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | AIRE NATURELLE DE CAMPING LE GESSY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 68 (2012) → 68 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 61 (1990) → 68 (2023): 11.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 36.6 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rosans): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Verclause): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Rosans): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rosans): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rosans): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the REMUZAT weather station, 7.5 km away at 475 m; the village itself is at 534 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-AUBAN-SUR-OUVEZE, 9.6 km away at 625 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 91 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at REMUZAT, 7.5 km away at 475 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26369/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/eab8c0b3-f195-3ca8-9b1e-b606966f2451— “Marché de produits locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26369/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26369/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26369/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26369
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay | 61 | 611 km NW | 69 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vénérand | 43 | 149 km W | 65 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 402 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne | 63 | 222 km NW | 102 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collat | 43 | 173 km NW | 77 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosureux | 25 | 330 km N | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vénérand | 43 | 149 km W | 65 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collat | 43 | 173 km NW | 77 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne | 63 | 222 km NW | 102 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosureux | 25 | 330 km N | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urbalacone | 2A | 402 km SE | 65 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fay | 61 | 611 km NW | 69 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Verclause'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andéol | 26 | 49 km N | 82 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 52 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bézaudun-sur-Bîne | 26 | 32 km NW | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornillon-sur-l'Oule | 26 | 9.9 km NW | 75 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornillac | 26 | 7.7 km NW | 91 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revest-Saint-Martin | 04 | 52 km SE | 79 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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