Saint-Jacques
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jacques (INSEE 04180) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 67 (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 13.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 7,049 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 | 0.25 | 5 | 1.23 |
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 55 (2012) → 67 (2023): 21.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 39 (1990) → 67 (2023): 71.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 37.7 % second homes and 19.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barrême): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barrême): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Barrême): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 10.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barrême): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 139 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST ANDRE ALPES weather station, 11 km away at 882 m; the village itself is at 867 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 11.6 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BARREME, 1.4 km away at 743 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auribeau | 84 | 75 km W | 68 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frontenac | 46 | 356 km W | 67 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Songeson | 39 | 301 km N | 71 | 12 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vermont | 88 | 494 km N | 72 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuvelle-lès-Voisey | 52 | 436 km N | 68 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Vivier | 66 | 344 km W | 71 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auribeau | 84 | 75 km W | 68 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Songeson | 39 | 301 km N | 71 | 12 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vivier | 66 | 344 km W | 71 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Frontenac | 46 | 356 km W | 67 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Neuvelle-lès-Voisey | 52 | 436 km N | 68 | 2.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Vermont | 88 | 494 km N | 72 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · 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-Jacques'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angles | 04 | 15 km E | 72 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrages | 04 | 12 km NW | 100 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garde | 04 | 21 km SE | 121 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrussac | 43 | 267 km NW | 77 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrand | 05 | 89 km NW | 75 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ballons | 26 | 67 km NW | 88 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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