Bellaffaire
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellaffaire (INSEE 04026) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 159 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04026-bellaffaire
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 14,517 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 152 (2012) → 159 (2023): 4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 123 (1990) → 159 (2023): 29.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 27.9 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Théus): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Remollon): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Espinasses): 6.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Espinasses): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Turriers): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the TURRIERS weather station, 2.3 km away at 1,020 m; the village itself is at 857 m. [12]
The village sits 163 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 15.5 km away at 665 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 192 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 798 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TURRIERS, 2.3 km away at 1,020 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 — 04026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 53 | 649 km NW | 162 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 57 % |
| Le Mesnil-Adelée | 50 | 730 km NW | 157 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 740 km NW | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olmet-et-Villecun | 34 | 244 km W | 163 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brazey-en-Morvan | 21 | 339 km NW | 155 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Apchat | 63 | 262 km NW | 162 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmet-et-Villecun | 34 | 244 km W | 163 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 64 % |
| Apchat | 63 | 262 km NW | 162 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brazey-en-Morvan | 21 | 339 km NW | 155 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 53 | 649 km NW | 162 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 57 % |
| Le Mesnil-Adelée | 50 | 730 km NW | 157 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 740 km NW | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Bellaffaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnac | 15 | 254 km W | 158 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Arcons-d'Allier | 43 | 220 km W | 189 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pandrignes | 19 | 352 km W | 172 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuville | 19 | 352 km W | 201 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Cantalès | 15 | 318 km W | 127 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule | 63 | 311 km NW | 148 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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