Poule-les-Écharmeaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poule-les-Écharmeaux (INSEE 69160) is in Rhône (69), part of CA de l'Ouest Rhodanien. Population 1,023 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 14,148 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FAGOTIERE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ THIB · AUBERGE DES TILLEULS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DES PILOTES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MELIKA ARMANET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DES ECHARMEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POULE LES ECHARMEAUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (STEPHANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA FAGOTIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 2 | CHEZ THIB · AUBERGE DES TILLEULS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE RELAIS DES PILOTES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MELIKA ARMANET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SARL PHARMACIE DES ECHARMEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | POULE LES ECHARMEAUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | STEPHANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,105 (2012) → 1,023 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 838 (1990) → 1,023 (2023): 22.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 664, of which 19.4 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chénelette): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-DIDIER-BEAUJ weather station, 8.6 km away at 345 m; the village itself is at 570 m. [11]
The village sits 225 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VAUXRENARD, 15.3 km away at 740 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 170 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 1,218 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AZOLETTE, 5.3 km away at 669 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
89 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,100 € per m² of built surface. [12]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 85,000 € — 997 € per m². [12]
The median across Rhône is 3,334 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5f57f15e-139d-37ba-bf18-4c2bb422188d— “Tous les vendredi de 17h à 19h, ce petit marché de producteurs locaux vous accueille sur le parking du col des ECHARMEAUX en face de l'Auberge des Tilleuls à l'extérieur du village sur la route entre BEAUJEU et BELLEROCHE.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne | 63 | 150 km SW | 1,127 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morée | 41 | 313 km NW | 1,077 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 58 % |
| Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 150 km S | 1,031 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 183 km S | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razès | 87 | 240 km W | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Saramon | 32 | 412 km SW | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 7 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne | 63 | 150 km SW | 1,127 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 150 km S | 1,031 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 183 km S | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razès | 87 | 240 km W | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 82 % |
| Morée | 41 | 313 km NW | 1,077 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 58 % |
| Saramon | 32 | 412 km SW | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 7 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Poule-les-Écharmeaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pionsat | 63 | 136 km W | 1,042 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andelot-Blancheville | 52 | 242 km N | 799 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ajain | 23 | 190 km W | 1,019 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulx | 70 | 221 km NE | 874 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hauteroche | 39 | 110 km NE | 971 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambon-sur-Voueize | 23 | 156 km W | 794 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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