Saint-André-en-Royans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-André-en-Royans (INSEE 38356) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 342 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 18,048 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DE MARTIN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | LE PAIN DE MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 326 (2012) → 342 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 273 (1990) → 342 (2023): 25.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 194, of which 14.4 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-André-en-Royans): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pont-en-Royans): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-en-Royans): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Romans): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-André-en-Royans): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 6.6 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 374 m. [11]
The village sits 102 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 6.6 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 102 m below 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 1,255 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMANS, 2.1 km away at 410 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 — 38356/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38356/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38356/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38356/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38356
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38319
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38453
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hultehouse | 57 | 430 km N | 360 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houssay | 41 | 449 km NW | 365 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 78 % |
| Macquigny | 02 | 550 km N | 357 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 69 % |
| Petitmagny | 90 | 317 km N | 315 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labroquère | 31 | 442 km SW | 324 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice | 67 | 391 km N | 332 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitmagny | 90 | 317 km N | 315 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice | 67 | 391 km N | 332 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hultehouse | 57 | 430 km N | 360 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labroquère | 31 | 442 km SW | 324 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Houssay | 41 | 449 km NW | 365 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 78 % |
| Macquigny | 02 | 550 km N | 357 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 69 % |
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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 Saint-André-en-Royans'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-Maurice | 67 | 391 km N | 332 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Seille | 71 | 172 km N | 385 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chitry | 89 | 323 km N | 346 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merry-la-Vallée | 89 | 339 km NW | 358 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefiche | 12 | 202 km W | 303 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazarnes | 89 | 314 km NW | 422 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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