La Motte-du-Caire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-du-Caire (INSEE 04134) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 546 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04134-la-motte-du-caire
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,525 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ROTISO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MARTIN NATHALIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA MOTTE DU CAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEL MASSOT). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CRISTINA MORON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GRAND VALLON). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA MOTTE-DU-CAIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MARCEL MASSOT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ROTISO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MARTIN NATHALIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA MOTTE DU CAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARCEL MASSOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CRISTINA MORON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU GRAND VALLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA MOTTE-DU-CAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE MARCEL MASSOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 528 (2012) → 546 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 438 (1990) → 546 (2023): 24.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 462, of which 21.9 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Saulce): 9.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Motte-du-Caire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (La Motte-du-Caire): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Motte-du-Caire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Motte-du-Caire): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 140 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA MOTTE DU CAIRE weather station, 1.8 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 702 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 1.8 km away at 665 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA MOTTE, 1.6 km away at 750 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 — 04134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7e1c183b-7239-31a0-a4a1-dca7bf2f6cdc— “Marché de la Motte du Caire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04134
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 401 km W | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Beauzély | 12 | 245 km W | 550 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varen | 82 | 330 km W | 640 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance | 12 | 278 km W | 580 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richerenches | 84 | 89 km W | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Valmeroux | 15 | 297 km W | 716 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richerenches | 84 | 89 km W | 591 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Beauzély | 12 | 245 km W | 550 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance | 12 | 278 km W | 580 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Valmeroux | 15 | 297 km W | 716 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varen | 82 | 330 km W | 640 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 401 km W | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 La Motte-du-Caire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neffes | 05 | 18 km N | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thèze | 04 | 8.8 km W | 268 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claret | 04 | 6.6 km NW | 298 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaumeilh | 04 | 8.2 km SW | 270 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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