Enchastrayes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Enchastrayes (INSEE 04073) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Vallée de l'Ubaye - Serre-Ponçon. Population 399 (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/04073-enchastrayes
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 89 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 10 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BREC DES SAVEURS · L'EPICERIE DU SAUZE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (P.M.H · LE TRAPPEUR · LS · VANH BUSINESS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ENCHASTRAYES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-CLAUDE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · VALENTIN COHEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE DAMERY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ENCHASTRAYES LE SAUZE AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE SAUZE). [3]
4 × Hotel (LE SOLEIL DES NEIGES / L'ETOILE · HOTEL CHALET LE MONTANA · HOTEL LES FLOCONS · L'EQUIPE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CHAUP). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BREC DES SAVEURS · L'EPICERIE DU SAUZE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 9 | P.M.H · LE TRAPPEUR · LS · VANH BUSINESS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ENCHASTRAYES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-CLAUDE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · VALENTIN COHEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELEURL PHARMACIE DAMERY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ENCHASTRAYES LE SAUZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE SAUZE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 4 | LE SOLEIL DES NEIGES / L'ETOILE · HOTEL CHALET LE MONTANA · HOTEL LES FLOCONS · L'EQUIPE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA CHAUP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 403 (2012) → 399 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 474 (1990) → 399 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,263, of which 89.5 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barcelonnette): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Enchastrayes): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Enchastrayes): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Enchastrayes): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Enchastrayes): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 199 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BARCELONNETTE weather station, 2.9 km away at 1,155 m; the village itself is at 1,450 m. [10]
The village sits 295 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 BARCELONNETTE, 2.9 km away at 1,155 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 295 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 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BARCELONNETTE, 2.9 km away at 1,155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmeinier | 73 | 92 km N | 593 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 63 km N | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 118 km NW | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguilles | 05 | 48 km N | 369 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calcatoggio | 2A | 310 km SE | 516 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 121 km N | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguilles | 05 | 48 km N | 369 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 63 km N | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmeinier | 73 | 92 km N | 593 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 118 km NW | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 121 km N | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 0 % |
| Calcatoggio | 2A | 310 km SE | 516 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Enchastrayes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Névache | 05 | 73 km N | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abriès-Ristolas | 05 | 51 km N | 374 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bessans | 73 | 108 km N | 341 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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