Braux
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braux (INSEE 04032) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 139 (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 14.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 13,473 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRAUX). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 BRAUX | 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 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 125 (2012) → 139 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 133 (1990) → 139 (2023): 4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 282, of which 66.3 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Annot): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Annot): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Annot): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Annot): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Annot): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MEAILLES_SAPC weather station, 7.4 km away at 1,090 m; the village itself is at 952 m. [9]
The village sits 138 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 14.4 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [9]
An average of 1,036 mm of rain a year, spread over 94 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MEAILLES_SAPC, 7.4 km away at 1,090 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allons | 04 | 8.5 km W | 126 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontrabiouse | 66 | 402 km W | 144 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asque | 65 | 530 km W | 123 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Miglos | 09 | 433 km W | 142 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontpédrouse | 66 | 401 km SW | 125 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blars | 46 | 402 km W | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allons | 04 | 8.5 km W | 126 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontpédrouse | 66 | 401 km SW | 125 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontrabiouse | 66 | 402 km W | 144 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blars | 46 | 402 km W | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Miglos | 09 | 433 km W | 142 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asque | 65 | 530 km W | 123 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Braux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albon-d'Ardèche | 07 | 203 km NW | 159 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dracy-lès-Couches | 71 | 363 km NW | 152 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-sur-Allier | 03 | 422 km NW | 160 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheignieu-la-Balme | 01 | 222 km N | 131 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sampigny-lès-Maranges | 71 | 362 km NW | 131 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ameugny | 71 | 323 km NW | 169 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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