Banon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Banon (INSEE 04018) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Haute-Provence - Pays de Banon. Population 1,072 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04018-banon
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 13,909 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BARRUOL). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE LA BRINDILLE MELCHIO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CALEO · LE COMPTOIR PAYSAN). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DE BANON). [4]
3 × Restaurant (LE BANON KEBAB · L'ENTRE DEUX · LA TABLE DE PANTURLE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LES VOYAGEURS · LA SUITE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BANON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAYS DE BANON (DU). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GABRIEL JAMAR, MÉDECIN · MICHEL GALFARD, MÉDECIN · BETSY MARTINEZ INFANTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BANON). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (OSMOSE · EN APART'E · COIFF'ART · ART&BEAUTE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EPI BLEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BARRUOL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CHARCUTERIE LA BRINDILLE MELCHIO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CALEO · LE COMPTOIR PAYSAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DE BANON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE BANON KEBAB · L'ENTRE DEUX · LA TABLE DE PANTURLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LES VOYAGEURS · LA SUITE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BANON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAYS DE BANON (DU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | GABRIEL JAMAR, MÉDECIN · MICHEL GALFARD, MÉDECIN · BETSY MARTINEZ INFANTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BANON | 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 | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | OSMOSE · EN APART'E · COIFF'ART · ART&BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'EPI BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday matin place de la République (Tuesday), place Martel (Saturday) (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,057 (2012) → 1,072 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 940 (1990) → 1,072 (2023): 14 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 744, of which 24.5 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Banon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Banon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Banon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Christol): 10.9 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Banon): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 18 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 786 m. [12]
The village sits 359 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 18 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 359 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 1,040 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BANON, 0.1 km away at 780 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 — 04018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://banon.fr/portfolio-items/test-2/— “Tous les mardis matin – place de la République”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/09779e33-a02c-3135-ac19-272887ee0c6c— “- Tous les mardis matin, marché sur la place de la République,”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogüé | 07 | 112 km NW | 1,040 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 412 km NW | 969 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 04 | 71 km E | 1,029 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | 07 | 123 km W | 968 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Goult | 84 | 36 km SW | 1,055 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 119 km NW | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goult | 84 | 36 km SW | 1,055 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 04 | 71 km E | 1,029 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vogüé | 07 | 112 km NW | 1,040 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 119 km NW | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | 07 | 123 km W | 968 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 412 km NW | 969 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Banon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 21 km NW | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viens | 84 | 17 km S | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 21 km SW | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 280 km NW | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 04 | 8.3 km SW | 609 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ventavon | 05 | 43 km NE | 540 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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