Allos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Allos (INSEE 04006) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 812 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04006-allos
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,579 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CUISSE DE COCHON · CHRIJONIFLO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AU TOP MARCHE). [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (LE SYMPA SNACK · SANTARSIERO SILVIO · LE VERDON · LE CHARDON BLEU). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'IMPREVUE · LE PRADAS · KODA BY BARAPOTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ALLOS). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGALY GUILMONT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMASKI · PHARMACIE DU LAC D ALLOS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA FOUX D ALLOS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALLOS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE L AIGUILLE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ARTISTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU HAMEAU · HOTEL CHEZ FRANZ · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE SESTRIÈRE · HOTEL PASCAL · HOTEL PLEIN SOLEIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 9 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LA CUISSE DE COCHON · CHRIJONIFLO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AU TOP MARCHE | 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 | 39 | LE SYMPA SNACK · SANTARSIERO SILVIO · LE VERDON · LE CHARDON BLEU | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'IMPREVUE · LE PRADAS · KODA BY BARAPOTE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ALLOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MAGALY GUILMONT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMASKI · PHARMACIE DU LAC D ALLOS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA FOUX D ALLOS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALLOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DE L AIGUILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ARTISTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HÔTEL DU HAMEAU · HOTEL CHEZ FRANZ · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE SESTRIÈRE · HOTEL PASCAL · HOTEL PLEIN SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 648 (2012) → 812 (2023): 25.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 705 (1990) → 812 (2023): 15.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,578, of which 91.4 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Colmars): 6.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Allos): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Colmars): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Allos): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Allos): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 142 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ALLOS_SAPC weather station, 0.3 km away at 1,400 m; the village itself is at 1,434 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BARCELONNETTE, 17 km away at 1,155 m, over 27 summers. [12]
That station sits 279 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,020 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ALLOS_SAPC, 0.3 km away at 1,400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5775625f-7244-3ec2-a9f3-1a70cb86bf39— “Marché en station”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ab0dee81-f984-31fe-ae6e-be1b0bd06d8f— “Marché du village”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolquère | 66 | 415 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 78 km N | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Risoul | 05 | 45 km N | 664 | 80.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isola | 06 | 34 km E | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 42 % |
| Cauterets | 65 | 564 km W | 829 | 71.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 4 % |
| Vars | 05 | 40 km N | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isola | 06 | 34 km E | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 42 % |
| Vars | 05 | 40 km N | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Risoul | 05 | 45 km N | 664 | 80.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 78 km N | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolquère | 66 | 415 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauterets | 65 | 564 km W | 829 | 71.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 4 % |
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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 Allos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-d'Abondance | 74 | 229 km N | 872 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valloire | 73 | 104 km N | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Orres | 05 | 31 km N | 510 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 114 km NW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmeinier | 73 | 105 km N | 593 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 213 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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