Simiane-la-Rotonde
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Simiane-la-Rotonde (INSEE 04208) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Haute-Provence - Pays de Banon. Population 609 (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/04208-simiane-la-rotonde
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 16,993 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CHAPEAU ROUGE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LES TABLES D'EN HAUT). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMIANE LA ROTONDE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HENRI LAUGIER). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CIZO D'ELO). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING - PUB DE VALSAINTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 | LE CHAPEAU ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LES TABLES D'EN HAUT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMIANE LA ROTONDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HENRI LAUGIER | 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 | 1 | CIZO D'ELO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING - PUB DE VALSAINTES | 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 602 (2012) → 609 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 433 (1990) → 609 (2023): 40.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 549, of which 34.6 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Simiane-la-Rotonde): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christol): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Christol): 7.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Christol): 7.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Simiane-la-Rotonde): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CERESTE weather station, 14.5 km away at 350 m; the village itself is at 699 m. [10]
The village sits 349 m above 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, 18.2 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 272 m below 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 1,040 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BANON, 8.3 km away at 780 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 — 04208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04208
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Mandailles | 12 | 222 km W | 565 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbrun-Bocage | 31 | 359 km W | 592 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 5 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tiranges | 43 | 193 km NW | 453 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ségur | 12 | 221 km W | 534 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 3 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Champ | 43 | 193 km NW | 565 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Causse-et-Diège | 12 | 288 km W | 760 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiranges | 43 | 193 km NW | 453 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Champ | 43 | 193 km NW | 565 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Ségur | 12 | 221 km W | 534 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 3 % |
| Castelnau-de-Mandailles | 12 | 222 km W | 565 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Causse-et-Diège | 12 | 288 km W | 760 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montbrun-Bocage | 31 | 359 km W | 592 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 5 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Simiane-la-Rotonde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remollon | 05 | 73 km NE | 469 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 72 km NE | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champtercier | 04 | 50 km E | 750 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neffes | 05 | 69 km NE | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 24 km NW | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspremont | 05 | 58 km N | 364 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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