Bevons
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bevons (INSEE 04027) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Jabron-Lure-Vançon-Durance. Population 260 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,407 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEVONS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEVONS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 234 (2012) → 260 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 115 (1990) → 260 (2023): 126.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 10.9 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sisteron): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sisteron): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sisteron): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sisteron): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bevons): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 108 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEVONS weather station, 2.4 km away at 520 m; the village itself is at 509 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SISTERON, 6.2 km away at 500 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 1,061 mm of rain a year, spread over 81 days — about 13.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEVONS, 2.4 km away at 520 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04027
- 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-Martin-au-Bosc | 76 | 706 km NW | 261 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augers-en-Brie | 77 | 537 km N | 265 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wicquinghem | 62 | 771 km N | 267 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-l'Hôpital | 62 | 728 km N | 255 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Loucrup | 65 | 483 km W | 253 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Mard-de-Vaux | 71 | 308 km N | 264 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mard-de-Vaux | 71 | 308 km N | 264 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loucrup | 65 | 483 km W | 253 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Augers-en-Brie | 77 | 537 km N | 265 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-au-Bosc | 76 | 706 km NW | 261 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-l'Hôpital | 62 | 728 km N | 255 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Wicquinghem | 62 | 771 km N | 267 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 4 % · 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 Bevons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbelle | 04 | 2.8 km S | 238 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyers-sur-Jabron | 04 | 5.0 km W | 525 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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