Blieux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blieux (INSEE 04030) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 60 (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/04030-blieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 6,186 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BLIEUX). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BLIEUX | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 56 (2012) → 60 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 57 (1990) → 60 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 91, of which 54.9 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barrême): 9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castellane): 7.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Barrême): 9.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 12.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barrême): 9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 152 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CASTELLANE weather station, 11.3 km away at 729 m; the village itself is at 973 m. [11]
The village sits 244 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 16.7 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 m below 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, 9.4 km away at 743 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons | 11 | 320 km W | 59 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vèze | 15 | 309 km NW | 65 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielprat | 43 | 221 km NW | 70 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villardebelle | 11 | 335 km W | 66 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sauze | 06 | 44 km NE | 67 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cannelle | 2A | 284 km SE | 70 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauze | 06 | 44 km NE | 67 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielprat | 43 | 221 km NW | 70 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cannelle | 2A | 284 km SE | 70 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vèze | 15 | 309 km NW | 65 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisons | 11 | 320 km W | 59 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villardebelle | 11 | 335 km W | 66 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Blieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Castellard-Mélan | 04 | 40 km NW | 64 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Authon | 04 | 45 km NW | 57 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrand | 05 | 97 km NW | 75 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barret-de-Lioure | 26 | 78 km NW | 72 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tartonne | 04 | 22 km N | 127 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angles | 04 | 17 km NE | 72 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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