Forcalquier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Forcalquier (INSEE 04088) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure. Population 5,222 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04088-forcalquier
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 93 % of the 4,502 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.13 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.86 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL LE TOULOUZAN ET ORTEGA · CUM PANIS · LE SOLEIL DE PROVENCE · BOULANGERIE LA SOURCE · LES GOURMANDISES DE LILI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES AMIS BOUCHERS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT · PROXI). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (FORALP · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · ASUPER 1). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (SARL DEGUSTATION LE COMMERCE · DELICES MOULES FRITES ET COQUILLES). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · CORSICA CTM · LUCKY BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE FORCALQUIER). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LA COLLINE AUX ETOILES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LEON ESPARIAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI LAUGIER). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SERGE DUQUESNE, MÉDECIN · TINA PICARDO, MÉDECIN · MEGANE TRAMIER, MÉDECIN · YOANN SARRADON, MÉDECIN · AIMÉ PICARDO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LUTHRINGER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FORCALQUIER · BIBLIOBUS DU PAYS DE FORCALQUIER). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BOURGUET). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LEON ESPARIAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN PRIEUR). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE PAYS DE FORCALQUIER · FORCALQUIER · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (AU P'TIT COIFFEUR · LC COIFFURE AND CO · LE SALON ACTE II · SLIM COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (AUBERGE CHAREMBEAU · LE GRAND HOTEL · HOTEL LA BASTIDE SAINT-GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING A LA FERME DU BAS CHALUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | EURL LE TOULOUZAN ET ORTEGA · CUM PANIS · LE SOLEIL DE PROVENCE · BOULANGERIE LA SOURCE · LES GOURMANDISES DE LILI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES AMIS BOUCHERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT · PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | FORALP · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · ASUPER 1 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 28 | SARL DEGUSTATION LE COMMERCE · DELICES MOULES FRITES ET COQUILLES | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · CORSICA CTM · LUCKY BAR | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE FORCALQUIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LA COLLINE AUX ETOILES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LEON ESPARIAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI LAUGIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | SERGE DUQUESNE, MÉDECIN · TINA PICARDO, MÉDECIN · MEGANE TRAMIER, MÉDECIN · YOANN SARRADON, MÉDECIN · AIMÉ PICARDO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LUTHRINGER | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FORCALQUIER · BIBLIOBUS DU PAYS DE FORCALQUIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BOURGUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE LEON ESPARIAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN PRIEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE PAYS DE FORCALQUIER · FORCALQUIER · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | AU P'TIT COIFFEUR · LC COIFFURE AND CO · LE SALON ACTE II · SLIM COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | AUBERGE CHAREMBEAU · LE GRAND HOTEL · HOTEL LA BASTIDE SAINT-GEORGES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING A LA FERME DU BAS CHALUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,775 (2012) → 5,222 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,993 (1990) → 5,222 (2023): 30.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,205, of which 11.7 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forcalquier): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Forcalquier): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Forcalquier): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Forcalquier): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Forcalquier): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 5.7 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 549 m. [9]
The village sits 122 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 5.7 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 122 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FORCALQUIER, 0.5 km away at 535 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04088
- 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-Chéron | 91 | 583 km NW | 5,132 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 337 km W | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 443 km NW | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aimargues | 30 | 130 km W | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 5 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 499 km NW | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prades | 66 | 310 km SW | 6,148 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 4 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimargues | 30 | 130 km W | 5,705 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 5 % · humidity 50 % |
| Prades | 66 | 310 km SW | 6,148 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 4 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 337 km W | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 443 km NW | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 499 km NW | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chéron | 91 | 583 km NW | 5,132 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 41 % · 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 Forcalquier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die | 26 | 94 km N | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 40 km N | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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