Digne-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Digne-les-Bains (INSEE 04070) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 17,979 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04070-digne-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 1,339 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.72 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE QUIGNON · BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · OH GRAIN DE BLE II · JPVF). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BOUCHERIE HYPOLITE · B I F · L'ETAL DES TROIS VALLEES · DELICE BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE GASSENDI). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CUZZILLO CATERINA · SARL DIETETIC · DOMAINE DE REGUSSE · NGONOMANGA ONAMBELE MAXCIMILLIENNE · ALIMENTATION PIED DE VILLE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · SODIMODIS HYPERMARCHE · DIGNE DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE CAVAILLON · 8 A HUIT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA BOITE A FROMAGES). [4]
58 × Restaurant (SARL LA MARECHALERIE · ARCHES ALPES · TIVOLI PIZZA · RESTAURANT DU LAC). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (LE TIVOLI · BAR LE CASINO · BAR TABAC TARANTINO · LE SOLEIL · CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE J.REINACH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LES ARCHES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES AUGIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHRISTINE GRANVILLE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE GASSENDI · COLLEGE MARIA BORRELY · COLLEGE SACRE COEUR). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-JACQUES PILORGET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL CARTRON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE FLE, MÉDECIN · GISELE ROUX, MÉDECIN · RAMONA-IONELA RADACINA, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PIETRI · SELARL PHARMACIE DES THERMES · SELAS PHARMACIE BLEONE SUD · PHARMACIE DU TIVOLI · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCHES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (04 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DIGNE-LES-BAINS PROVENCE ALPES AGGLOMÉRATION). [3]
2 × Cinema (RENCONTRES · CINE TOILES). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PIERRE GILLE DE GENNES · HALLE DES SPORTS JEAN ROLLAND · PALAIS DES CONGRES · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL BEAU DE ROCHAS · LYCEE DAVID NEEL). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DES FERREOLS). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR DIGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · BUREAU DE DIGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CA MUTUEL DUYES BLEONE · DIGNE). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (JP CREATIONS · MOD'LYNE · SALON PASCALE · COIFFURE STEPHANE DEMELA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (LE REFUGE DES SOURCES, LA TABLE DU REFUGE · HOTEL VILLA GAIA · HOTEL SAINT MICHEL · KYRIAD · HÔTEL LE RICHELME - CLUB DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES EAUX CHAUDES · CAMPING DU BOURG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 18 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | LE QUIGNON · BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · OH GRAIN DE BLE II · JPVF | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | SARL BOUCHERIE HYPOLITE · B I F · L'ETAL DES TROIS VALLEES · DELICE BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE GASSENDI | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | CUZZILLO CATERINA · SARL DIETETIC · DOMAINE DE REGUSSE · NGONOMANGA ONAMBELE MAXCIMILLIENNE · ALIMENTATION PIED DE VILLE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · SODIMODIS HYPERMARCHE · DIGNE DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE CAVAILLON · 8 A HUIT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA BOITE A FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 58 | SARL LA MARECHALERIE · ARCHES ALPES · TIVOLI PIZZA · RESTAURANT DU LAC | INSEE BPE 58 / INSEE SIRENE 85 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | LE TIVOLI · BAR LE CASINO · BAR TABAC TARANTINO · LE SOLEIL · CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE J.REINACH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LES ARCHES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES AUGIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHRISTINE GRANVILLE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE GASSENDI · COLLEGE MARIA BORRELY · COLLEGE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | JEAN-JACQUES PILORGET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL CARTRON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE FLE, MÉDECIN · GISELE ROUX, MÉDECIN · RAMONA-IONELA RADACINA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE PIETRI · SELARL PHARMACIE DES THERMES · SELAS PHARMACIE BLEONE SUD · PHARMACIE DU TIVOLI · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCHES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 2 | 04 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DIGNE-LES-BAINS PROVENCE ALPES AGGLOMÉRATION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | RENCONTRES · CINE TOILES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | LYCEE PIERRE GILLE DE GENNES · HALLE DES SPORTS JEAN ROLLAND · PALAIS DES CONGRES · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL BEAU DE ROCHAS · LYCEE DAVID NEEL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DES FERREOLS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR DIGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · BUREAU DE DIGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CA MUTUEL DUYES BLEONE · DIGNE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | JP CREATIONS · MOD'LYNE · SALON PASCALE · COIFFURE STEPHANE DEMELA | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | LE REFUGE DES SOURCES, LA TABLE DU REFUGE · HOTEL VILLA GAIA · HOTEL SAINT MICHEL · KYRIAD · HÔTEL LE RICHELME - CLUB DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES EAUX CHAUDES · CAMPING DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 16,844 (2012) → 17,979 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 16,087 (1990) → 17,979 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,376, of which 5.6 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Digne-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Digne-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Digne-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Digne-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Digne-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIGNE LES BAINS weather station, 4.7 km away at 554 m; the village itself is at 599 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIGNE LES BAINS, 4.7 km away at 554 m, over 21 summers. [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, 4.7 km away at 554 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04070/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/55838a4d-1a36-3139-a9d2-6c6ef9cdd3f1— “Le marché provençal de Digne les Bains se tient tous les mercredis et samedis matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04070/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04070/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04070/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaigu-Vendée | 85 | 669 km NW | 21,134 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 15 % |
| Thouars | 79 | 596 km NW | 13,891 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 11 % |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | 83 | 77 km SW | 17,896 | 68.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 7,001 km W | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Annonay | 07 | 178 km NW | 17,274 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay | 41 | 503 km NW | 18,373 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | 83 | 77 km SW | 17,896 | 68.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annonay | 07 | 178 km NW | 17,274 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay | 41 | 503 km NW | 18,373 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thouars | 79 | 596 km NW | 13,891 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 11 % |
| Montaigu-Vendée | 85 | 669 km NW | 21,134 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 18 % · winter 15 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 7,001 km W | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 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 Digne-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisteron | 04 | 26 km NW | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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