Val-de-Chalvagne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val-de-Chalvagne (INSEE 04043) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 81 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 8,579 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 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 | 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 78 (2012) → 81 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 38 (1990) → 81 (2023): 113.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 144, of which 62.5 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Entrevaux): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Entrevaux): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Entrevaux): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Entrevaux): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Entrevaux): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MEAILLES_SAPC weather station, 19.3 km away at 1,090 m; the village itself is at 858 m. [9]
The village sits 232 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]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ENTREVAUX, 4.1 km away at 475 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 — 04043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 10 | 574 km NW | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
| Lafarre | 43 | 247 km NW | 86 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 41 % |
| Freychenet | 09 | 426 km W | 82 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 88 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 249 km SE | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 91 % |
| La Rosière | 70 | 444 km N | 80 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 414 km NW | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 31 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafarre | 43 | 247 km NW | 86 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 41 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 249 km SE | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 414 km NW | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 31 % |
| Freychenet | 09 | 426 km W | 82 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 88 % |
| La Rosière | 70 | 444 km N | 80 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 10 | 574 km NW | 81 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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