Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues (INSEE 04178) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure. Population 1,286 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04178-saint-etienne-les-orgues
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 74 % of the 12,780 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BT DIS · PROXI). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (DELICATESSEN · PIZZA JULIEN · PAELLALINA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST ETIENNE LES ORGUES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN CHRISTOPHE ROCHET-CAPELLAN, MÉDECIN · CATARINA TEIXEIRA DA SILVA VIEIRA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ORMEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-ETIENNE LES ORGUES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SARL VICE VERSA COIFFURE · PASSION COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (ANGEPROVENCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BT DIS · PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | DELICATESSEN · PIZZA JULIEN · PAELLALINA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST ETIENNE LES ORGUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN CHRISTOPHE ROCHET-CAPELLAN, MÉDECIN · CATARINA TEIXEIRA DA SILVA VIEIRA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ORMEAUX | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-ETIENNE LES ORGUES | 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 | 3 | SARL VICE VERSA COIFFURE · PASSION COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | ANGEPROVENCE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 1,234 (2012) → 1,286 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,091 (1990) → 1,286 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,041, of which 25.8 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limans): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Forcalquier): 9.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 116 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BEVONS weather station, 15 km away at 520 m; the village itself is at 691 m. [11]
The village sits 171 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 15.1 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 264 m below 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 1,022 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 12.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LARDIERS, 5.2 km away at 747 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 329 km W | 1,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fabrezan | 11 | 268 km W | 1,306 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Peyriac-de-Mer | 11 | 251 km SW | 1,187 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 23 km W | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bize-Minervois | 11 | 247 km W | 1,355 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 154 km W | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 23 km W | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 154 km W | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bize-Minervois | 11 | 247 km W | 1,355 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Peyriac-de-Mer | 11 | 251 km SW | 1,187 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fabrezan | 11 | 268 km W | 1,306 | 51.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 329 km W | 1,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
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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-Étienne-les-Orgues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Saulce | 05 | 46 km NE | 1,369 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serres | 05 | 43 km N | 1,298 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tallard | 05 | 52 km NE | 2,292 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mison | 04 | 26 km N | 1,112 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruis | 04 | 5.0 km E | 655 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mirabeau | 04 | 25 km E | 522 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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