Estoublon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 34.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Estoublon (INSEE 04084) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 469 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,908 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE PIZZERIA ENTRE POTES). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT VINCENEUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ESTOUBLON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ESTOUBLON GRANDE RUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | BRASSERIE PIZZERIA ENTRE POTES | 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) | 1 | LAURENT VINCENEUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ESTOUBLON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ESTOUBLON GRANDE RUE | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 476 (2012) → 469 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 301 (1990) → 469 (2023): 55.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 398, of which 37.2 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mézel): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Estoublon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Estoublon): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 11.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Bras-d'Asse): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST JURS weather station, 5.2 km away at 867 m; the village itself is at 512 m. [13]
The village sits 355 m below 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at DIGNE LES BAINS, 14.2 km away at 554 m, over 21 summers. [13]
An average of 809 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST JURS, 5.2 km away at 867 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/39ec9f08-c2b6-3758-89db-f54d3416cd06— “Le marché se fera tous les vendredis de 16h à 19h toute l'année.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04031
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelles-sur-Mer | 80 | 772 km NW | 636 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guiche | 71 | 319 km NW | 594 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzenac | 09 | 380 km W | 512 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vêtre-sur-Anzon | 42 | 278 km NW | 564 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigonce | 04 | 27 km W | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailly-le-Château | 89 | 451 km NW | 514 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigonce | 04 | 27 km W | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vêtre-sur-Anzon | 42 | 278 km NW | 564 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guiche | 71 | 319 km NW | 594 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzenac | 09 | 380 km W | 512 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailly-le-Château | 89 | 451 km NW | 514 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noyelles-sur-Mer | 80 | 772 km NW | 636 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · 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 Estoublon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vernarède | 30 | 177 km W | 364 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 111 km NW | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauzon | 07 | 156 km NW | 422 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faucon | 84 | 89 km NW | 454 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Salelles | 07 | 174 km W | 414 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bras-d'Asse | 04 | 4.1 km SW | 571 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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