Montfort
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfort (INSEE 04127) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Jabron-Lure-Vançon-Durance. Population 343 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 18,011 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES INSURGES DE 1851). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES INSURGES DE 1851 | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 367 (2012) → 343 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 382 (1990) → 343 (2023): -10.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 8.3 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Mées): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montfort): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST AUBAN weather station, 1.4 km away at 458 m; the village itself is at 512 m. [11]
The village sits 54 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST AUBAN, 1.4 km away at 458 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 54 m below 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 704 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST AUBAN, 1.4 km away at 458 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04127
- 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-Mury-Monteymond | 38 | 129 km N | 342 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaumort | 89 | 495 km N | 342 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernie | 72 | 648 km NW | 346 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 273 km N | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes | 38 | 163 km N | 341 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mignerette | 45 | 515 km NW | 350 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mury-Monteymond | 38 | 129 km N | 342 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes | 38 | 163 km N | 341 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 273 km N | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaumort | 89 | 495 km N | 342 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mignerette | 45 | 515 km NW | 350 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernie | 72 | 648 km NW | 346 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · 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 Montfort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fons | 07 | 141 km NW | 316 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-des-Oules | 30 | 119 km W | 301 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Divajeu | 26 | 105 km NW | 688 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Surieu | 38 | 170 km NW | 468 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sannes | 84 | 51 km SW | 290 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pougnadoresse | 30 | 117 km W | 271 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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