Le Lauzet-Ubaye
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Lauzet-Ubaye (INSEE 04102) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Vallée de l'Ubaye - Serre-Ponçon. Population 229 (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/04102-le-lauzet-ubaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 16,761 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 | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (GIFA · LA BUVETTE DU LAC). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE MAFOETI). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GABRIELLE BERTRAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE LAUZET UBAYE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU LAUZET). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE RELAIS DU LAC · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA LAUZETANE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LE NOYER DU BARON · LE BOIS DES HOCHES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 3 | GIFA · LA BUVETTE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE MAFOETI | 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) | 1 | GABRIELLE BERTRAND, 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 | LE LAUZET UBAYE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU LAUZET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE RELAIS DU LAC · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA LAUZETANE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | LE NOYER DU BARON · LE BOIS DES HOCHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 226 (2012) → 229 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 229 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 357, of which 52.4 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Seyne): 10.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Lauzet-Ubaye): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Seyne): 10.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon): 6.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTCLAR_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 1,197 m; the village itself is at 909 m. [11]
The village sits 288 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BARCELONNETTE, 19.4 km away at 1,155 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 246 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTCLAR_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 1,197 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
15 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 130,000 € — 1,250 € per m² of built surface. [12]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 46,000 € — 1,050 € per m². [12]
The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04102/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04102/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04102/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04102/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04205
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04102
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floirac | 46 | 382 km W | 248 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 50 % |
| Sigale | 06 | 75 km SE | 204 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer | 14 | 780 km NW | 268 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ville-di-Paraso | 2B | 292 km SE | 205 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aumessas | 30 | 239 km W | 263 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Padern | 11 | 350 km SW | 139 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigale | 06 | 75 km SE | 204 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumessas | 30 | 239 km W | 263 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ville-di-Paraso | 2B | 292 km SE | 205 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Padern | 11 | 350 km SW | 139 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Floirac | 46 | 382 km W | 248 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer | 14 | 780 km NW | 268 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Le Lauzet-Ubaye'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-Étienne-de-Chomeil | 15 | 318 km W | 241 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montvernier | 73 | 99 km N | 240 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monistrol-d'Allier | 43 | 228 km W | 226 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orlu | 09 | 413 km SW | 157 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sailhan | 65 | 522 km W | 172 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Turriers | 04 | 21 km W | 345 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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