Champtercier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champtercier (INSEE 04047) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 750 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04047-champtercier
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 16,058 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (BILL LE CHAMPSAURIN · LA CHOUETTE GOURMANDE · BURLE TEO · JB SERVICES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE GASSENDI). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMPTERCIER AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAMPTERCIER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE MEUR VANESSA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 4 | BILL LE CHAMPSAURIN · LA CHOUETTE GOURMANDE · BURLE TEO · JB SERVICES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE GASSENDI | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHAMPTERCIER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAMPTERCIER | 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 | 2 | LE MEUR VANESSA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 772 (2012) → 750 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 527 (1990) → 750 (2023): 42.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 365, of which 7.7 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Digne-les-Bains): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Digne-les-Bains): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Digne-les-Bains): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Digne-les-Bains): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Champtercier): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIGNE LES BAINS weather station, 3.4 km away at 554 m; the village itself is at 721 m. [10]
The village sits 167 m above 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 DIGNE LES BAINS, 3.4 km away at 554 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 167 m below 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 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIGNE LES BAINS, 3.4 km away at 554 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 — 04047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorée-les-Pins | 72 | 619 km NW | 744 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parmilieu | 38 | 204 km N | 723 | 35.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 42 % |
| Bagnols | 69 | 237 km NW | 765 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 469 km N | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Clotte | 17 | 512 km W | 708 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 0 % |
| Villecerf | 77 | 535 km NW | 724 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parmilieu | 38 | 204 km N | 723 | 35.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 42 % |
| Bagnols | 69 | 237 km NW | 765 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 469 km N | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Clotte | 17 | 512 km W | 708 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 0 % |
| Villecerf | 77 | 535 km NW | 724 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorée-les-Pins | 72 | 619 km NW | 744 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Champtercier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remollon | 05 | 42 km N | 469 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcoux | 04 | 10 km NE | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruis | 04 | 26 km W | 655 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 52 km NW | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Simiane-la-Rotonde | 04 | 50 km W | 609 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espinasses | 05 | 42 km N | 777 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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