Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze (INSEE 04175) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Haute-Provence - Pays de Banon. Population 87 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 13.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 9,243 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 | 0.93 | 10 | 9.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.88 |
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 81 (2012) → 87 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 61 (1990) → 87 (2023): 42.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 31.2 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viens): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viens): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Reillanne): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Céreste-en-Luberon): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vachères): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the REILLANNE weather station, 5.7 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 624 m. [12]
The village sits 169 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 12.1 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 197 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at REILLANNE, 5.7 km away at 455 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranzières | 55 | 568 km N | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
| Bissy-sur-Fley | 71 | 316 km N | 85 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annoux | 89 | 431 km N | 85 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 566 km N | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 406 km NW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 421 km W | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 41 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissy-sur-Fley | 71 | 316 km N | 85 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 406 km NW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 421 km W | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 41 % |
| Annoux | 89 | 431 km N | 85 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 566 km N | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 568 km N | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigna-sur-Valouse | 39 | 283 km N | 107 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz | 38 | 109 km N | 114 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semmadon | 70 | 426 km N | 107 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coyron | 39 | 290 km N | 68 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corcelle-Mieslot | 25 | 386 km N | 88 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siévoz | 38 | 112 km N | 132 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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