Faucon-du-Caire
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faucon-du-Caire (INSEE 04085) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 60 (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 10.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 6,186 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 57 (2012) → 60 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 49 (1990) → 60 (2023): 22.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 44, of which 34.1 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Saulce): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Curbans): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Saulce): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Saulce): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Curbans): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TURRIERS weather station, 6.2 km away at 1,020 m; the village itself is at 885 m. [10]
The village sits 135 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 9.2 km away at 665 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 220 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 798 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TURRIERS, 6.2 km away at 1,020 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 — 04085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne | 61 | 621 km NW | 59 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Selles-sur-Nahon | 36 | 463 km NW | 61 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignol | 58 | 379 km NW | 59 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeuil | 58 | 382 km NW | 60 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montblainville | 55 | 546 km N | 58 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burzy | 71 | 271 km NW | 59 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burzy | 71 | 271 km NW | 59 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vignol | 58 | 379 km NW | 59 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeuil | 58 | 382 km NW | 60 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Selles-sur-Nahon | 36 | 463 km NW | 61 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montblainville | 55 | 546 km N | 58 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Huisne | 61 | 621 km NW | 59 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · 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 Faucon-du-Caire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Arey | 38 | 60 km NW | 71 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oigney | 70 | 375 km N | 48 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montjustin | 04 | 71 km SW | 54 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gigors | 04 | 6.0 km NE | 58 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor | 15 | 308 km W | 91 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Verrière | 71 | 331 km NW | 47 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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