Montagnac-Montpezat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montagnac-Montpezat (INSEE 04124) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 401 (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/04124-montagnac-montpezat
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 17,999 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 | 0.97 | 20 | 19.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.37 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (TERRE D'AUPS · LE CAFE DE LA COLONNE · TRAITEUR STEFANO - LA VERITABLE CUISINE ITALIENNE DE STEFANO · RBL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DE LA LAVANDE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTAGNAC). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAGNAC MONTPEZAT AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (COTEAU DE LA MARINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 4 | TERRE D'AUPS · LE CAFE DE LA COLONNE · TRAITEUR STEFANO - LA VERITABLE CUISINE ITALIENNE DE STEFANO · RBL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE RELAIS DE LA LAVANDE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTAGNAC | 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 | 1 | MONTAGNAC MONTPEZAT AP | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | COTEAU DE LA MARINE | 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 411 (2012) → 401 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 279 (1990) → 401 (2023): 43.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 491, of which 53.8 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riez): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Riez): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Riez): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 12.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montagnac-Montpezat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUMOULES weather station, 4.8 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 587 m. [11]
The village sits 78 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 VALENSOLE, 10 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROUMOULES, 4.8 km away at 665 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 145,000 € — 1,376 € per m² of built surface. [12]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 78,500 € — 2,131 € 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 — 04124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sollacaro | 2A | 323 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Balazuc | 07 | 160 km NW | 389 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quinson | 04 | 9.9 km SW | 368 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 12 km E | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivario | 2B | 307 km SE | 409 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orelle | 73 | 163 km N | 324 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinson | 04 | 9.9 km SW | 368 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 12 km E | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balazuc | 07 | 160 km NW | 389 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orelle | 73 | 163 km N | 324 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivario | 2B | 307 km SE | 409 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 323 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Montagnac-Montpezat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguines | 83 | 12 km E | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versols-et-Lapeyre | 12 | 254 km W | 421 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casalabriva | 2A | 324 km SE | 235 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-le-Laus | 05 | 81 km N | 346 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bruguière | 30 | 139 km W | 332 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues | 12 | 250 km W | 204 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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