Sainte-Tulle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Tulle (INSEE 04197) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 3,558 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04197-sainte-tulle
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 6,202 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES OLIVIERS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (PIZZA LEROY · LE COLIBRI · FIT-PLANS II · GALINETTE · LA FABRIQUE A BURGERS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE LANGEVIN WALLON). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAX TROUCHE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE GIRARDOT). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMINA LEFORESTIER, MÉDECIN · LISA FALCONNET, MÉDECIN · MARJOLAINE RANVIER, MÉDECIN · ANA BERBEL, MÉDECIN · YOAN JANETTI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DU THEATRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PASSERELLE- SAINTE-TULLE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE HOTELIER COMPLEXE SPORTIF REGAIN · CENTRE SPORTIF). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SALON VALERIE · C'CLAIRE · CE LA SUITE... · AMANDYNE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT CENTRE REGAIN · DOMAINE LA MAUTANNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | PIZZA LEROY · LE COLIBRI · FIT-PLANS II · GALINETTE · LA FABRIQUE A BURGERS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE LANGEVIN WALLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAX TROUCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE GIRARDOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | AMINA LEFORESTIER, MÉDECIN · LISA FALCONNET, MÉDECIN · MARJOLAINE RANVIER, MÉDECIN · ANA BERBEL, MÉDECIN · YOAN JANETTI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SARL PHARMACIE DU THEATRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PASSERELLE- SAINTE-TULLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE HOTELIER COMPLEXE SPORTIF REGAIN · CENTRE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SALON VALERIE · C'CLAIRE · CE LA SUITE... · AMANDYNE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT CENTRE REGAIN · DOMAINE LA MAUTANNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,376 (2012) → 3,558 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,855 (1990) → 3,558 (2023): 24.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,797, of which 3 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Tulle): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sainte-Tulle): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Tulle): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Tulle): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Tulle): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the REILLANNE weather station, 12.4 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 295 m. [10]
The village sits 160 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 13.8 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 132 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 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at REILLANNE, 12.4 km away at 455 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
159 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 230,000 € — 2,416 € per m² of built surface. [11]
71 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,979 € per m². [11]
The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 04197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a93d5f4a-3953-340c-8c24-b90dd0c92d07— “Marché traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 454 km N | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Évarzec | 29 | 886 km NW | 3,574 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rocheservière | 85 | 667 km NW | 3,594 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Savin | 33 | 515 km W | 3,582 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 662 km NW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 629 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 454 km N | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Savin | 33 | 515 km W | 3,582 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 629 km NW | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 662 km NW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rocheservière | 85 | 667 km NW | 3,594 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Évarzec | 29 | 886 km NW | 3,574 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Tulle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espalion | 12 | 253 km W | 4,605 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Uze | 26 | 171 km NW | 2,139 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Versoud | 38 | 159 km N | 4,900 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corenc | 38 | 159 km N | 4,215 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernègues | 13 | 49 km W | 2,166 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals | 26 | 169 km NW | 1,895 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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