Pierrerue
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrerue (INSEE 04151) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure. Population 529 (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/04151-pierrerue
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,629 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT DE PIERRERUE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRERUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE BISTROT DE PIERRERUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRERUE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 521 (2012) → 529 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 342 (1990) → 529 (2023): 54.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 373, of which 20.9 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forcalquier): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Forcalquier): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Forcalquier): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Forcalquier): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pierrerue): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 7.4 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 501 m. [10]
The village sits 74 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 7.4 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 76 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FORCALQUIER, 4 km away at 535 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forge | 88 | 462 km N | 517 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valle-di-Mezzana | 2A | 324 km SE | 537 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ormes | 71 | 306 km N | 507 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines | 56 | 784 km NW | 545 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Vêtu | 50 | 787 km NW | 590 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colroy-la-Roche | 67 | 504 km N | 473 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormes | 71 | 306 km N | 507 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valle-di-Mezzana | 2A | 324 km SE | 537 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Forge | 88 | 462 km N | 517 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colroy-la-Roche | 67 | 504 km N | 473 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines | 56 | 784 km NW | 545 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Vêtu | 50 | 787 km NW | 590 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · 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 Pierrerue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurecueil | 13 | 55 km SW | 585 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Upaix | 05 | 40 km N | 494 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salignac | 04 | 25 km NE | 678 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrepierres | 04 | 29 km NE | 414 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lazer | 05 | 43 km N | 345 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niozelles | 04 | 2.2 km S | 274 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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