Selonnet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Selonnet (INSEE 04203) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 443 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04203-selonnet
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 17,907 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CHEZ LE POETE · LA PETITE PLAGE · LE PANORAMIC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CHAB'1612 · LE XVII). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SELONNET). [3]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHABANON ESS SERVICES PLUS AP · SELONNET AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SELONNET). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT CHEZ LE POÈTE · LE RELAIS DE LA FORGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING GCU 04 SELONNET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 4 | CHEZ LE POETE · LA PETITE PLAGE · LE PANORAMIC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CHAB'1612 · LE XVII | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SELONNET | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | CHABANON ESS SERVICES PLUS AP · SELONNET AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SELONNET | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT CHEZ LE POÈTE · LE RELAIS DE LA FORGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING GCU 04 SELONNET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 436 (2012) → 443 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 331 (1990) → 443 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 843, of which 66.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Selonnet): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Selonnet): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Seyne): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Seyne): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Selonnet): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 110 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTCLAR_SAPC weather station, 2.8 km away at 1,197 m; the village itself is at 1,060 m. [10]
The village sits 137 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]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTCLAR_SAPC, 2.8 km away at 1,197 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 — 04203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esparron-de-Verdon | 04 | 75 km S | 379 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 300 km NW | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 51 % |
| Le Haut-Bréda | 38 | 107 km N | 456 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 49 % |
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 66 km S | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 383 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 12 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 200 km W | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palud-sur-Verdon | 04 | 66 km S | 347 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
| Esparron-de-Verdon | 04 | 75 km S | 379 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Le Haut-Bréda | 38 | 107 km N | 456 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 49 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Calberte | 48 | 200 km W | 456 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 0 % |
| Chambon-sur-Lac | 63 | 300 km NW | 407 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 51 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 383 km NW | 450 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 12 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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