Senez
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Senez (INSEE 04204) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 154 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04204-senez
Vitality score
Vitality score 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 14,305 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SENEZ MAIRIE DE SENEZ). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ESPACE LOISIR BOADE). [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. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SENEZ MAIRIE DE SENEZ | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ESPACE LOISIR BOADE | 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 162 (2012) → 154 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 121 (1990) → 154 (2023): 27.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 39.3 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barrême): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barrême): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Barrême): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-André-les-Alpes): 9.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barrême): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 127 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST ANDRE ALPES weather station, 9.7 km away at 882 m; the village itself is at 774 m. [10]
The village sits 108 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 LA MURE-ARGENS, 11.4 km away at 920 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 146 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, 5.5 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 — 04204/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04204/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04204/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04204/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoher | 66 | 350 km SW | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 7 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lesquerde | 66 | 337 km W | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette | 34 | 248 km W | 151 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 165 km NW | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Glaizil | 05 | 99 km N | 178 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 84 % |
| Soussey-sur-Brionne | 21 | 406 km N | 155 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Glaizil | 05 | 99 km N | 178 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 165 km NW | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette | 34 | 248 km W | 151 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lesquerde | 66 | 337 km W | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Estoher | 66 | 350 km SW | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 7 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soussey-sur-Brionne | 21 | 406 km N | 155 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 14 % · 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 Senez'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 Beaume | 05 | 94 km NW | 153 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Argençon | 05 | 88 km NW | 150 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrages | 04 | 19 km NW | 100 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besain | 39 | 323 km N | 159 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Miscon | 26 | 106 km NW | 73 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molain | 39 | 327 km N | 111 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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