Castellet-lès-Sausses
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castellet-lès-Sausses (INSEE 04042) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 143 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 15.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 13,700 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 124 (2012) → 143 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 119 (1990) → 143 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 53.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Entrevaux): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Entrevaux): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Entrevaux): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Entrevaux): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Daluis): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MEAILLES_SAPC weather station, 11.4 km away at 1,090 m; the village itself is at 816 m. [10]
The village sits 274 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 19.5 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 104 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ENTREVAUX, 6.5 km away at 475 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 — 04042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 63 | 300 km NW | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 451 km NW | 152 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pébrac | 43 | 283 km NW | 113 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 465 km NW | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 417 km NW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lusignac | 24 | 531 km W | 162 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pébrac | 43 | 283 km NW | 113 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 63 | 300 km NW | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 417 km NW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 451 km NW | 152 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 465 km NW | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lusignac | 24 | 531 km W | 162 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · 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 Castellet-lès-Sausses'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-Hilaire-de-Lavit | 48 | 233 km W | 104 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arphy | 30 | 253 km W | 139 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 154 km NW | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estivals | 19 | 436 km W | 135 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berganty | 46 | 411 km W | 146 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arpavon | 26 | 126 km W | 73 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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