Roumoules
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roumoules (INSEE 04172) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 725 (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/04172-roumoules
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 16,267 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELLA CASA). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE ROMULUS · LA TABLE DE MARGAUX · PIZZA CHEZ DANY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES ALPES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROUMOULES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROUMOULES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE ROUMOULES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NAVARRO SABRINA ANITA JOSIAN · L'COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DELLA CASA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | LE ROMULUS · LA TABLE DE MARGAUX · PIZZA CHEZ DANY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES ALPES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROUMOULES | 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 | ROUMOULES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE ROUMOULES | 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 | 2 | NAVARRO SABRINA ANITA JOSIAN · L'COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 694 (2012) → 725 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 469 (1990) → 725 (2023): 54.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 557, of which 27.6 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riez): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Riez): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Riez): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 7.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Roumoules): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUMOULES weather station, 4 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 591 m. [11]
The village sits 74 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, 10.5 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [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, 4 km away at 665 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
46 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,500 € — 1,674 € per m² of built surface. [12]
13 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 102,000 € — 1,159 € per m². [12]
The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04172
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvol-l'Orgueilleux | 58 | 453 km NW | 721 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nançay | 18 | 497 km NW | 748 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Mards-en-Othe | 10 | 516 km N | 635 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luxey | 40 | 533 km W | 654 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 85 % |
| Monoblet | 30 | 181 km W | 787 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puyméras | 84 | 94 km NW | 585 | 44.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyméras | 84 | 94 km NW | 585 | 44.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monoblet | 30 | 181 km W | 787 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Corvol-l'Orgueilleux | 58 | 453 km NW | 721 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nançay | 18 | 497 km NW | 748 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Mards-en-Othe | 10 | 516 km N | 635 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luxey | 40 | 533 km W | 654 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · 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 Roumoules'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyrals | 24 | 420 km W | 715 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabrières-d'Aigues | 84 | 51 km W | 946 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieille-Brioude | 43 | 269 km NW | 1,236 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martiel | 12 | 341 km W | 1,008 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontannes | 43 | 269 km NW | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bey | 71 | 345 km N | 870 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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