Barrême
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barrême (INSEE 04022) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 413 (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/04022-barreme
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 17,970 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.3 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALBR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (RELAIS DES AMIS · LES TROIS ASSES · MY SWEET BUBBLE · 3MA DELAYE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BARREME). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIA ELENA LINARES ROJAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BARRÊME). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COUP'A KABANA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (CAFE HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA GARE). [3]
1 × Campsite (L'OR BLEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | ALBR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | RELAIS DES AMIS · LES TROIS ASSES · MY SWEET BUBBLE · 3MA DELAYE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BARREME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARIA ELENA LINARES ROJAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BARRÊME | 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 | COUP'A KABANA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | CAFE HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | L'OR BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 457 (2012) → 413 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 473 (1990) → 413 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 415, of which 39.3 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barrême): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Barrême): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Barrême): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 11.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barrême): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 123 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST ANDRE ALPES weather station, 11.5 km away at 882 m; the village itself is at 721 m. [11]
The village sits 161 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 12.4 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 199 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BARREME, 0.5 km away at 743 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04022/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8938d039-57a3-3b91-a39a-f1ea2e8fcfc4— “Le marché hebdomadaire de Barrême se déroule le lundi matin sur la place de l'église”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04022/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04022/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04022/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revest-du-Bion | 04 | 67 km W | 480 | 54.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Lapleau | 19 | 364 km NW | 393 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 7 % |
| Beaufort-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 134 km NW | 494 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouyon | 06 | 62 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-l'Herm | 63 | 279 km NW | 482 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-Chalancon | 26 | 99 km NW | 395 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouyon | 06 | 62 km E | 557 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revest-du-Bion | 04 | 67 km W | 480 | 54.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| La Motte-Chalancon | 26 | 99 km NW | 395 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 134 km NW | 494 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-l'Herm | 63 | 279 km NW | 482 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lapleau | 19 | 364 km NW | 393 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 7 % |
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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 Barrême'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viens | 84 | 65 km W | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séderon | 26 | 72 km NW | 237 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 71 km W | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Faurie | 05 | 85 km NW | 287 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoard | 04 | 28 km NW | 744 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 05 | 80 km NW | 828 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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