Riez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Riez (INSEE 04166) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 1,610 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04166-riez
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 11,128 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEAN-PASCAL ET HELENE · PAIN'PRENELLE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (VEITH · L'ENTRE 2). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · MARYLILOU DE PROVENCE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE CONTACT). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (SUZETTE & TOUT FADA · L ART DES METS · LE REMPART · LE CENTRAL · AU PETIT ESTABLOU). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA ROUGUIERE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RIEZ). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MAXIME JAVELLY). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN SEITE, MÉDECIN · YVES MARCHANDY, MÉDECIN · ALINE JAMELOT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE PATIN, MÉDECIN · MELANIE AYE-BARATIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALPHONSE RABBE-RIEZ). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR RIEZ · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · RIEZ · AGENCE DE RIEZ). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MANNYA'TIFS · HAIRMICK · LE SALON DE JENN). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LES DEUX LIONS). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING ROSE DE PROVENCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | JEAN-PASCAL ET HELENE · PAIN'PRENELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | VEITH · L'ENTRE 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PETIT CASINO · MARYLILOU DE PROVENCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | SUZETTE & TOUT FADA · L ART DES METS · LE REMPART · LE CENTRAL · AU PETIT ESTABLOU | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA ROUGUIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RIEZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MAXIME JAVELLY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEAN SEITE, MÉDECIN · YVES MARCHANDY, MÉDECIN · ALINE JAMELOT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE PATIN, MÉDECIN · MELANIE AYE-BARATIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 ALPHONSE RABBE-RIEZ | 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 | 4 | CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR RIEZ · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · RIEZ · AGENCE DE RIEZ | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MANNYA'TIFS · HAIRMICK · LE SALON DE JENN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES DEUX LIONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING ROSE DE PROVENCE | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,819 (2012) → 1,610 (2023): -11.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,707 (1990) → 1,610 (2023): -5.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,407, of which 33.3 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riez): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Riez): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Riez): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 10.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Riez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUMOULES weather station, 5.3 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 522 m. [11]
The village sits 143 m below 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 VALENSOLE, 7.8 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 78 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 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROUMOULES, 5.3 km away at 665 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 — 04166/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/32f67637-3c33-3b2d-a909-46b525cf63a8— “Marché traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04166/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04166/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04166/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvic | 19 | 349 km NW | 1,567 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sault | 84 | 63 km NW | 1,343 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourbonne-les-Bains | 52 | 461 km N | 1,958 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 24 | 418 km W | 1,580 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Florac Trois Rivières | 48 | 207 km W | 2,100 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aups | 83 | 24 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aups | 83 | 24 km SE | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sault | 84 | 63 km NW | 1,343 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Florac Trois Rivières | 48 | 207 km W | 2,100 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvic | 19 | 349 km NW | 1,567 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 24 | 418 km W | 1,580 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourbonne-les-Bains | 52 | 461 km N | 1,958 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Riez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargemon | 83 | 43 km SE | 1,433 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquebillière | 06 | 100 km E | 1,818 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Uze | 26 | 181 km NW | 2,139 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals | 26 | 179 km NW | 1,895 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernègues | 13 | 76 km W | 2,166 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesseaux | 07 | 161 km NW | 2,069 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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