La Mure-Argens
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Mure-Argens (INSEE 04136) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 345 (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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 18,056 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.81 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ANGKOR-KHMER-FOOD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ADRECH). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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]
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 | 1 | ANGKOR-KHMER-FOOD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAMPING L'ADRECH | 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 337 (2012) → 345 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 233 (1990) → 345 (2023): 48.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 478, of which 57.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 143 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LA MURE-ARGENS weather station, 0.7 km away at 920 m; the village itself is at 969 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 0.7 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [9]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 0.7 km away at 920 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mostuéjouls | 12 | 268 km W | 333 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pancrace | 73 | 144 km N | 307 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisod | 39 | 285 km N | 326 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-sur-le-Buis | 26 | 102 km W | 281 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 673 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roque-Esclapon | 83 | 30 km S | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-Esclapon | 83 | 30 km S | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-sur-le-Buis | 26 | 102 km W | 281 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pancrace | 73 | 144 km N | 307 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mostuéjouls | 12 | 268 km W | 333 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisod | 39 | 285 km N | 326 | 23.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 673 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · 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 La Mure-Argens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Dauphin | 05 | 77 km N | 162 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-du-Verdon | 04 | 7.8 km S | 179 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Saint-Pierre | 05 | 101 km N | 518 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Théus | 05 | 61 km NW | 232 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Réotier | 05 | 76 km N | 226 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bréziers | 05 | 56 km NW | 229 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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