Saint-Benoît
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Benoît (INSEE 04174) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 166 (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/04174-saint-benoit
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,814 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 132 (2012) → 166 (2023): 25.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 85 (1990) → 166 (2023): 95.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 51.1 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Annot): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Annot): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Annot): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Annot): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Annot): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MEAILLES_SAPC weather station, 10.5 km away at 1,090 m; the village itself is at 710 m. [9]
The village sits 380 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 16.5 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 210 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ENTREVAUX, 7.5 km away at 475 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 — 04174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madranges | 19 | 424 km NW | 166 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-du-Verdon | 04 | 16 km W | 179 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barésia-sur-l'Ain | 39 | 298 km N | 163 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Capoulet-et-Junac | 09 | 435 km W | 191 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piedigriggio | 2B | 261 km SE | 164 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 260 km W | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-du-Verdon | 04 | 16 km W | 179 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 260 km W | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piedigriggio | 2B | 261 km SE | 164 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Barésia-sur-l'Ain | 39 | 298 km N | 163 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Madranges | 19 | 424 km NW | 166 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Capoulet-et-Junac | 09 | 435 km W | 191 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Saint-Benoît'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espenel | 26 | 143 km NW | 193 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudinard-sur-Verdon | 83 | 55 km SW | 235 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitrolles-en-Lubéron | 84 | 92 km W | 217 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 57 km SW | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrevennes | 04 | 56 km W | 163 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 153 km NW | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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