Mallefougasse-Augès

Identity

Mallefougasse-Augès (INSEE 04109) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 327 (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/04109-mallefougasse-auges

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 71 % of the 17,995 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.

Services

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LURE). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LE FOUGASSAIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Hairdresser (SANDRA COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE DE LOU PÉBRE D'AIL). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 286 (2012) → 327 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 98 (1990) → 327 (2023): 233.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 218, of which 20.6 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Mallefougasse-Augès): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Peyruis): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Peyruis): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Les Mées): 7.4 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Cruis): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the ST AUBAN weather station, 7.3 km away at 458 m; the village itself is at 688 m. ^[12]

The village sits 230 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. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at ST AUBAN, 7.3 km away at 458 m, over 30 summers. ^[12]

That station sits 230 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[12]

An average of 704 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at ST AUBAN, 7.3 km away at 458 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 245,000 € — 2,183 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. ^[13]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04109/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04109/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04109/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04109/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 04109
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 04149
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 04116
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 04065
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025