Saint-Lions
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Lions (INSEE 04187) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 38 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 3.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 3,112 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 | 0.26 | 10 | 2.6 |
| 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 39 (2012) → 38 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50 (1990) → 38 (2023): -24 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 57, of which 50.9 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barrême): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barrême): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Barrême): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 8.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barrême): 4.3 km to the south-west (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, 9.4 km away at 882 m; the village itself is at 836 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA MURE-ARGENS, 9.7 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 84 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, 3.8 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 — 04187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04187/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williers | 08 | 637 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemps | 26 | 88 km NW | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 295 km SE | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chambonie | 42 | 287 km NW | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senaux | 81 | 304 km W | 39 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbs | 34 | 240 km W | 40 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemps | 26 | 88 km NW | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorbs | 34 | 240 km W | 40 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chambonie | 42 | 287 km NW | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 295 km SE | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Senaux | 81 | 304 km W | 39 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Williers | 08 | 637 km N | 39 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · 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-Lions'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebois-les-Pins | 26 | 73 km NW | 22 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-le-Château | 26 | 75 km W | 20 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esparron | 05 | 65 km NW | 53 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrand | 05 | 88 km NW | 75 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vers-sur-Méouge | 26 | 72 km NW | 42 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesches-en-Diois | 26 | 97 km NW | 57 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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