Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 39.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (INSEE 04176) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 113 (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/04176-sainte-croix-du-verdon
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 11,635 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.58 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE SAINTE CROIX). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LES TERRASSES DU LAC · NAUTI SNACK · SASU RHUMARIN PROVENCE · SASU GOA · AUBERGE DE SAINTE CROIX). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (TAVERNE DU LAC · MAMACITA). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (STE CROIX DU VERDON RPC RP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU CASTELLAS). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING DE STE CROIX DU VERDON · CAMPING LES TRUFFIERES - AIRE NATURELLE · AIRE NATURELLE · CAMPING PONEY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE SAINTE CROIX | 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 | 5 | LES TERRASSES DU LAC · NAUTI SNACK · SASU RHUMARIN PROVENCE · SASU GOA · AUBERGE DE SAINTE CROIX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | TAVERNE DU LAC · MAMACITA | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | STE CROIX DU VERDON RPC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU CASTELLAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING DE STE CROIX DU VERDON · CAMPING LES TRUFFIERES - AIRE NATURELLE · AIRE NATURELLE · CAMPING PONEY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 122 (2012) → 113 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 87 (1990) → 113 (2023): 29.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 306, of which 68 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Riez): 8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Riez): 8.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 11 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bauduen): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ROUMOULES weather station, 3.8 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 535 m. [12]
The village sits 130 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VALENSOLE, 15.1 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 65 m above 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 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROUMOULES, 3.8 km away at 665 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 293,000 € — 3,431 € per m² of built surface. [13]
24 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 114,790 € — 2,628 € per m². [13]
The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
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 — 04176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camurac | 11 | 359 km W | 110 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tolla | 2A | 304 km SE | 120 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ghisoni | 2B | 310 km SE | 182 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Vernet | 04 | 61 km N | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 0 % |
| Casamaccioli | 2B | 282 km SE | 115 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asco | 2B | 275 km SE | 116 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vernet | 04 | 61 km N | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 0 % |
| Asco | 2B | 275 km SE | 116 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 39 % · humidity 79 % |
| Casamaccioli | 2B | 282 km SE | 115 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tolla | 2A | 304 km SE | 120 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ghisoni | 2B | 310 km SE | 182 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Camurac | 11 | 359 km W | 110 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 39 % · 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 Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvain | 19 | 374 km NW | 131 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castellet-lès-Sausses | 04 | 56 km NE | 143 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cras | 46 | 379 km W | 97 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arphy | 30 | 207 km W | 139 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lauzès | 46 | 376 km W | 200 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puimichel | 04 | 26 km NW | 246 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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