Demandolx
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Demandolx (INSEE 04069) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 112 (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 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 11,611 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CLAPIER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CARPE DIEM). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE CLAPIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CARPE DIEM | 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 118 (2012) → 112 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 112 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 132, of which 32.6 % second homes and 18.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castellane): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castellane): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castellane): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 12.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Castellane): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 167 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CASTELLANE weather station, 6.1 km away at 729 m; the village itself is at 1,149 m. [10]
The village sits 420 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 LA MURE-ARGENS, 12.9 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 229 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 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CASTELLANE, 6.1 km away at 729 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 — 04069/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04069/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04069/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04069/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneuil-Moustiers | 87 | 508 km NW | 118 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vercoiran | 26 | 110 km NW | 130 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vendoire | 24 | 525 km W | 135 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 338 km W | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacour-d'Arcenay | 21 | 428 km NW | 109 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 375 km W | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercoiran | 26 | 110 km NW | 130 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arifat | 81 | 338 km W | 128 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sénaillac-Latronquière | 46 | 375 km W | 127 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacour-d'Arcenay | 21 | 428 km NW | 109 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneuil-Moustiers | 87 | 508 km NW | 118 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vendoire | 24 | 525 km W | 135 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · 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 Demandolx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Oronaye | 04 | 70 km N | 87 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Authon | 04 | 55 km NW | 57 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Geniez | 04 | 59 km NW | 112 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lambruisse | 04 | 23 km NW | 92 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allons | 04 | 12 km N | 126 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soleilhas | 04 | 5.8 km E | 95 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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