Esparron-de-Verdon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 48.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esparron-de-Verdon (INSEE 04081) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 379 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 18,037 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOLTANO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PADDLE ART CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PARIS LONDON CAFE · PIZZA FLO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BISTRO · CHEZ BINBIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ESPARRON DE VERDON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ESPARRON). [3]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING A LA FERME LE PIGEONNIER · CAMPASUN - CAMPING LE SOLEIL · FLOWER CAMPING DE LA BEAUME · CAMPING NATURISTE VERDON PROVENCE · CAMPING LE LAVANDIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MOLTANO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PADDLE ART CAFE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | PARIS LONDON CAFE · PIZZA FLO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BISTRO · CHEZ BINBIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | ESPARRON DE VERDON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ESPARRON | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING A LA FERME LE PIGEONNIER · CAMPASUN - CAMPING LE SOLEIL · FLOWER CAMPING DE LA BEAUME · CAMPING NATURISTE VERDON PROVENCE · CAMPING LE LAVANDIN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 422 (2012) → 379 (2023): -10.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 290 (1990) → 379 (2023): 30.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 628, of which 63.7 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Esparron-de-Verdon): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Esparron-de-Verdon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-de-Brômes): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Brômes): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 67 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the QUINSON weather station, 6.3 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VALENSOLE, 11.4 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 228 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 726 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at QUINSON, 6.3 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a2367b3b-09b3-3ac5-8df0-941b13831265— “Marché traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selonnet | 04 | 75 km N | 443 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 30 km E | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 317 km NW | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avène | 34 | 231 km W | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Château-Ville-Vieille | 05 | 131 km NE | 298 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miremont | 63 | 352 km NW | 300 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 30 km E | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Selonnet | 04 | 75 km N | 443 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Château-Ville-Vieille | 05 | 131 km NE | 298 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avène | 34 | 231 km W | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 317 km NW | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miremont | 63 | 352 km NW | 300 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Esparron-de-Verdon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinson | 04 | 6.7 km SE | 368 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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