Vercoiran
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vercoiran (INSEE 26370) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 130 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 12,923 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU MOULIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE VELO ROUGE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE VELO ROUGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 134 (2012) → 130 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 129 (1990) → 130 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 122, of which 35.2 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Jalle): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze): 6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Sauveur-Gouvernet): 4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BESIGNAN weather station, 3.2 km away at 556 m; the village itself is at 512 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BESIGNAN, 3.2 km away at 556 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BESIGNAN, 3.2 km away at 556 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 255,500 € — 2,817 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Drôme is 2,174 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26370/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26370/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26370/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26370/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26329
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendoire | 24 | 416 km W | 135 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Jemaye-Ponteyraud | 24 | 413 km W | 146 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 245 km W | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Demandolx | 04 | 110 km SE | 112 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cros-de-Ronesque | 15 | 226 km W | 145 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 267 km W | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demandolx | 04 | 110 km SE | 112 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cros-de-Ronesque | 15 | 226 km W | 145 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 245 km W | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 267 km W | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Jemaye-Ponteyraud | 24 | 413 km W | 146 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vendoire | 24 | 416 km W | 135 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Vercoiran'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulomès | 46 | 300 km W | 131 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champillet | 36 | 355 km NW | 136 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sous-Coiron | 07 | 78 km NW | 122 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat | 24 | 325 km W | 160 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 390 km W | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faverdines | 18 | 343 km NW | 135 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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