Manosque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Manosque (INSEE 04112) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 22,718 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04112-manosque
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 85 % of the 1,045 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.29 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19.07 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE JORGE LEROY · SARL ROUGERS · LA FOURNEE DE MANOSQUE · ERNEST ARTISAN BOULANGER). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETAL PLUS · LE SECHOIR DES ALPES · BOUCHERIE GRANDE · DELICE). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ASIA MARCHE MANOSQUE · L'ENCHANTEUR · BON COUT · SAS DELICE MARKET). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · JUGREMIX · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · SODIALPES · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE MOULET). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LYL MAREE). [3,4]
90 × Restaurant (LE GAVROCHE · CARMONA GISELE · SNACK DENT FACE · FLUNCH). [3,4]
19 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA POSTE - POIVRE SAFRAN · CHEZ DJANO · LE CAFE DU COIN · LE ROYAL · BAR DES ALPILLES). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COMBES · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT LAZARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA LUQUECE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PLANTIERS). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE COLOMBIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES COMBES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT LAZARE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLANTIERS). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE MONT D'OR (LE · COLLEGE JEAN GIONO · COLLEGE LYCEE COLLEGE ECOLE INTERNATIONALE PACA). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIDIER MAMAN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FIGUIERE, MÉDECIN · TIMOTHÉ MAMAN, MÉDECIN · MARC LAUNSTORFER, MÉDECIN · MICHELE VIGUIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DES FERRAGES · SELAS PHARMACIE DROUILLE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAINE · PHARMACIE DU MONT D'OR · PHARMACIE DU SOUBEYRAN). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (MANOSQUE AUCHAN RP · MANOSQUE PRESS TIGE RP · MANOSQUE MONT D OR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'HERBES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CAP CINEMA MANOSQUE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MONT D OR · INSTALLATIONS DU LYCEE DES ISCLES · GYMNASE DES VARZELLES · GYMNASE DU LYCEE ESCLANGON · LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL MARTIN BRET). [3]
13 × Bank (CLCAM MANOSQUE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL HAUTE PROVENCE · SG - MANOSQUE LIBERATION (0019.5) · MANOSQUE FORCALQUIER). [3]
38 × Hairdresser (SALON ORPHANIDES · CLAUDE.A · L'ATELIER DE BLONDINE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE PRÉ SAINT-MICHEL · HOTEL CAMPANILE - MANOSQUE · BEST WESTERN HOTEL LE SUD · IBIS · HOTEL DU TERREAU). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING PROVENCE VALLEE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 35 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 2 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE JORGE LEROY · SARL ROUGERS · LA FOURNEE DE MANOSQUE · ERNEST ARTISAN BOULANGER | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | ETAL PLUS · LE SECHOIR DES ALPES · BOUCHERIE GRANDE · DELICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | ASIA MARCHE MANOSQUE · L'ENCHANTEUR · BON COUT · SAS DELICE MARKET | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · JUGREMIX · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · SODIALPES · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE MOULET | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LYL MAREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 90 | LE GAVROCHE · CARMONA GISELE · SNACK DENT FACE · FLUNCH | INSEE BPE 90 / INSEE SIRENE 165 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 19 | CAFE DE LA POSTE - POIVRE SAFRAN · CHEZ DJANO · LE CAFE DU COIN · LE ROYAL · BAR DES ALPILLES | INSEE SIRENE 19 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COMBES · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT LAZARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA LUQUECE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PLANTIERS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE COLOMBIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES COMBES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT LAZARE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLANTIERS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE MONT D'OR (LE · COLLEGE JEAN GIONO · COLLEGE LYCEE COLLEGE ECOLE INTERNATIONALE PACA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | DIDIER MAMAN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FIGUIERE, MÉDECIN · TIMOTHÉ MAMAN, MÉDECIN · MARC LAUNSTORFER, MÉDECIN · MICHELE VIGUIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | SELAS PHARMACIE DES FERRAGES · SELAS PHARMACIE DROUILLE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAINE · PHARMACIE DU MONT D'OR · PHARMACIE DU SOUBEYRAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | MANOSQUE AUCHAN RP · MANOSQUE PRESS TIGE RP · MANOSQUE MONT D OR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'HERBES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CAP CINEMA MANOSQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COLLEGE MONT D OR · INSTALLATIONS DU LYCEE DES ISCLES · GYMNASE DES VARZELLES · GYMNASE DU LYCEE ESCLANGON · LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL MARTIN BRET | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CLCAM MANOSQUE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL HAUTE PROVENCE · SG - MANOSQUE LIBERATION (0019.5) · MANOSQUE FORCALQUIER | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 38 | SALON ORPHANIDES · CLAUDE.A · L'ATELIER DE BLONDINE | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | HÔTEL LE PRÉ SAINT-MICHEL · HOTEL CAMPANILE - MANOSQUE · BEST WESTERN HOTEL LE SUD · IBIS · HOTEL DU TERREAU | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | FLOWER CAMPING PROVENCE VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 22,099 (2012) → 22,718 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 19,107 (1990) → 22,718 (2023): 18.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,381, of which 4.6 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Manosque): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Manosque): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Manosque): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Manosque): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Manosque): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 8.6 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 385 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 8.6 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAUPHIN, 8.6 km away at 427 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2777f794-4679-3366-b347-d34263948498— “Marché vert”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/52566215-575c-3023-b671-6de78c911f6f— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épernay | 51 | 596 km N | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auch | 32 | 418 km W | 22,428 | 75.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 262 km W | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 270 km N | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 538 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 410 km W | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodez | 12 | 262 km W | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 270 km N | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 410 km W | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 43 % |
| Auch | 32 | 418 km W | 22,428 | 75.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 538 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 596 km N | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · 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 Manosque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuveau | 13 | 46 km SW | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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