Quinson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Quinson (INSEE 04158) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 368 (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/04158-quinson
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 18,024 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 | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.43 |
| 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) (AU P'TIT RAVITAILLEMENT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (O'RESTO · LE SNACKING QUINSONNAIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE PETIT DUC). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE QUINSON). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (QUINSON AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE QUINSON). [3]
1 × Hotel (RELAIS NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PRES DU VERDON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | AU P'TIT RAVITAILLEMENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | O'RESTO · LE SNACKING QUINSONNAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE PETIT DUC | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE QUINSON | 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 | QUINSON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE QUINSON | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | RELAIS NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES PRES DU VERDON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 443 (2012) → 368 (2023): -16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 274 (1990) → 368 (2023): 34.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 517, of which 52.8 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montmeyan): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quinson): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Régusse): 8.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Régusse): 8.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Quinson): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 67 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the QUINSON weather station, 0.8 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 367 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VALENSOLE, 15.8 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 233 m above 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 699 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at QUINSON, 0.1 km away at 380 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 — 04158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83102
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sollacaro | 2A | 320 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saorge | 06 | 126 km E | 430 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulan | 09 | 399 km W | 400 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 9.9 km NE | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mosset | 66 | 321 km W | 321 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 218 km W | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 9.9 km NE | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saorge | 06 | 126 km E | 430 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 218 km W | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 320 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mosset | 66 | 321 km W | 321 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulan | 09 | 399 km W | 400 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · 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 Quinson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esparron-de-Verdon | 04 | 6.7 km NW | 379 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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