Brunet
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 28.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brunet (INSEE 04035) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 299 (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 28.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,839 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON FLAUTO). [3]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LA ROULOTTE DES ELFES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | MAISON FLAUTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA ROULOTTE DES ELFES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 260 (2012) → 299 (2023): 15 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 162 (1990) → 299 (2023): 84.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 198, of which 20.7 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brunet): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valensole): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Valensole): 7.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Oraison): 9.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Entrevennes): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VALENSOLE weather station, 6.3 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 445 m. [12]
The village sits 155 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VALENSOLE, 6.3 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 155 m above 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 667 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VALENSOLE, 6.3 km away at 600 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 — 04035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04035
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04077
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallefougasse-Augès | 04 | 22 km NW | 327 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasse | 64 | 593 km W | 334 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 % |
| Masclat | 46 | 383 km W | 357 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bézaudun-les-Alpes | 06 | 86 km E | 256 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauciennes | 51 | 597 km N | 319 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche | 07 | 148 km NW | 375 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallefougasse-Augès | 04 | 22 km NW | 327 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bézaudun-les-Alpes | 06 | 86 km E | 256 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche | 07 | 148 km NW | 375 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Masclat | 46 | 383 km W | 357 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lasse | 64 | 593 km W | 334 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vauciennes | 51 | 597 km N | 319 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Brunet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche | 07 | 148 km NW | 375 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Pilles | 26 | 86 km NW | 217 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Castellet | 04 | 6.5 km NW | 296 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanas | 07 | 148 km NW | 429 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-sous-Bois | 26 | 107 km NW | 222 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clansayes | 26 | 111 km NW | 517 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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