La Javie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Javie (INSEE 04097) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 376 (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/04097-la-javie
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 18,022 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A J V). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COIN PAYSAN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BON COING). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA JAVIE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE ROMAN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA JAVIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | A J V | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE COIN PAYSAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LE BON COING | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA JAVIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE ROMAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA JAVIE | 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 395 (2012) → 376 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 297 (1990) → 376 (2023): 26.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 290, of which 21.4 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Javie): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Javie): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Digne-les-Bains): 12.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Digne-les-Bains): 12.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Javie): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEYNE-COL MAURE weather station, 16.7 km away at 1,347 m; the village itself is at 803 m. [10]
The village sits 544 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 DIGNE LES BAINS, 17.5 km away at 554 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 249 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 965 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEAUJEU, 6.7 km away at 1,050 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 — 04097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-sous-Dun | 71 | 282 km NW | 419 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leuglay | 21 | 422 km N | 283 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monségur | 40 | 556 km W | 395 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Yvoy-le-Marron | 41 | 518 km NW | 746 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garchy | 58 | 427 km NW | 424 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Camiran | 33 | 512 km W | 419 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-sous-Dun | 71 | 282 km NW | 419 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leuglay | 21 | 422 km N | 283 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garchy | 58 | 427 km NW | 424 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Camiran | 33 | 512 km W | 419 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Yvoy-le-Marron | 41 | 518 km NW | 746 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monségur | 40 | 556 km W | 395 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 La Javie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisembach | 88 | 458 km N | 427 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont-le-Bourg | 63 | 248 km NW | 238 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blessac | 23 | 386 km NW | 525 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prunières | 38 | 92 km NW | 381 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Amand | 23 | 382 km NW | 449 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naussac-Fontanes | 48 | 209 km W | 372 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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