Castellane
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castellane (INSEE 04039) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 1,472 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 64.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 97 % of the 11,791 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU VERDON · BOULANGERIE COLLOMP ET FILS · L'ALEATOIRE · TRIPLE E). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ASUPER 1). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (RISPAUD JEAN-NOEL · PARAT YVETTE · LES SIRENES · NATURE CAFE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'ETAPE · CAFE DU TOURISME · CHEZ AUGUSTINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FREDERIC MISTRAL (CASTELLANE)). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SALINAE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VERDON (DU). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES CORNET, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VAN WINKELBERG, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CASTELLANE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CASTELLANE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE DU CHEIRON). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · AGENCE DE CASTELLANE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON PHILIPPE · EDITH COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU LEVANT · HOTEL LA FORGE · HÔTELLERIE DU ROC CHEZ MARINETTE · NOUVEL HÔTEL DU COMMERCE · MA PETITE AUBERGE). [3,4]
13 × Campsite (TERRA VERDON · CAMPING CHASTEUIL-PROVENCE · CAMPING NOTRE DAME DU VERDON · CAMPING FREDERIC MISTRAL · CAMP DU VERDON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL DU VERDON · BOULANGERIE COLLOMP ET FILS · L'ALEATOIRE · TRIPLE E | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ASUPER 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | RISPAUD JEAN-NOEL · PARAT YVETTE · LES SIRENES · NATURE CAFE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'ETAPE · CAFE DU TOURISME · CHEZ AUGUSTINE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FREDERIC MISTRAL (CASTELLANE) | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SALINAE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VERDON (DU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CHARLES CORNET, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VAN WINKELBERG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CASTELLANE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CASTELLANE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE DU CHEIRON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · AGENCE DE CASTELLANE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SALON PHILIPPE · EDITH COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HÔTEL DU LEVANT · HOTEL LA FORGE · HÔTELLERIE DU ROC CHEZ MARINETTE · NOUVEL HÔTEL DU COMMERCE · MA PETITE AUBERGE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 13 | TERRA VERDON · CAMPING CHASTEUIL-PROVENCE · CAMPING NOTRE DAME DU VERDON · CAMPING FREDERIC MISTRAL · CAMP DU VERDON | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,557 (2012) → 1,472 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,349 (1990) → 1,472 (2023): 9.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,685, of which 44.5 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castellane): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Castellane): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Castellane): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 13.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Castellane): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 135 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CASTELLANE weather station, 0.6 km away at 729 m; the village itself is at 719 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 14.6 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 201 m above 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 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CASTELLANE, 0.6 km away at 729 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/884a60f9-f3a3-313c-80f9-8ac7997b8f81— “Marché provençal”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyne | 04 | 58 km N | 1,379 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Martel | 46 | 408 km W | 1,637 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Born | 40 | 620 km W | 1,781 | 67.2 | Served | no figures |
| Lit-et-Mixe | 40 | 622 km W | 1,719 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| La Roche-Posay | 86 | 553 km NW | 1,566 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Val-d'Aigoual | 30 | 231 km W | 1,412 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyne | 04 | 58 km N | 1,379 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Val-d'Aigoual | 30 | 231 km W | 1,412 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Martel | 46 | 408 km W | 1,637 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| La Roche-Posay | 86 | 553 km NW | 1,566 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Born | 40 | 620 km W | 1,781 | 67.2 | Served | no figures |
| Lit-et-Mixe | 40 | 622 km W | 1,719 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Castellane'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-Crépin | 05 | 96 km N | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 05 | 97 km NW | 828 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veynes | 05 | 94 km NW | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-de-Rame | 05 | 101 km N | 904 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eygliers | 05 | 93 km N | 882 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neffes | 05 | 83 km NW | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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