Limans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Limans (INSEE 04104) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure. Population 385 (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/04104-limans
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 18,038 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIMANS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LIMANS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES LAUZONS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIMANS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LIMANS | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LES LAUZONS | 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 329 (2012) → 385 (2023): 17 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 253 (1990) → 385 (2023): 52.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 49.6 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limans): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Forcalquier): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Forcalquier): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Forcalquier): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Limans): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 8.9 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 563 m. [10]
The village sits 136 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 8.9 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 136 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 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FORCALQUIER, 4.9 km away at 535 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 — 04104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04104
- 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-Jean-le-Thomas | 50 | 766 km NW | 401 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont-du-Ventoux | 84 | 50 km NW | 308 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toudon | 06 | 111 km E | 355 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 247 km N | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 823 km NW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cipières | 06 | 101 km E | 393 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-du-Ventoux | 84 | 50 km NW | 308 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cipières | 06 | 101 km E | 393 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toudon | 06 | 111 km E | 355 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 247 km N | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Thomas | 50 | 766 km NW | 401 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 823 km NW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · 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 Limans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trescléoux | 05 | 41 km N | 296 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ongles | 04 | 4.7 km N | 358 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orpierre | 05 | 37 km N | 316 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sigonce | 04 | 8.8 km E | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revest-des-Brousses | 04 | 5.1 km W | 267 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrerue | 04 | 8.9 km E | 529 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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