Sisteron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sisteron (INSEE 04209) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 7,850 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/04209-sisteron
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 99 % of the 3,106 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.42 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAZZA ET FILS · SARL DE PROVENCE MAZZA ET FILS · LA BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE L'HORLOGE · BOULANGERIE ANGE · LA PALINE 2). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE JOFFREY · DAR LOUHOUM PRODUITS ORIENTAUX · SAB BERNARD PONS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U · MARCEL&FILS BIO · U-EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LEONIE). [3,4]
41 × Restaurant (FRED TRAITEUR SISTERON · LE CH'TI SNACK · CARAVAN PIZZA). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (BAR DES ARCADES · CELTIC PUB · PRIMEROSE CAFE · B 52 · LE RALLYE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DELAPLANE - LE THOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ANDRIEU). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BAUME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MAGNAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DELAPLANE - LE THOR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VERDUN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL ARENE). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK SAMMANI, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE GUILLOT, MÉDECIN · ANA RITA TEIXEIRA MACEDO, MÉDECIN · CHARLES AOUN, MÉDECIN · IOANA-VALENTINA GHEORGHIU, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE REY · PHARMACIE DE L HORLOGE · PHARMACIE LEONE VILLECROZE · PHARMACIE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SISTERON CALENDAL RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE ANDRÉ-ROMAN-SISTERON). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU LYCEE PAUL ARENE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARRES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR SISTERON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (S.N.C. COIFF'LUI · SOC EXPLOITATION LES COIFFEURS DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (GRAND HOTEL DU COURS · HOTEL DE LA CITADELLE · HOTEL TIVOLI THEOPOLIS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CHENES · IBIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE SISTERON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | MAZZA ET FILS · SARL DE PROVENCE MAZZA ET FILS · LA BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE L'HORLOGE · BOULANGERIE ANGE · LA PALINE 2 | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE JOFFREY · DAR LOUHOUM PRODUITS ORIENTAUX · SAB BERNARD PONS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · SUPER U · MARCEL&FILS BIO · U-EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LEONIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 41 | FRED TRAITEUR SISTERON · LE CH'TI SNACK · CARAVAN PIZZA | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | BAR DES ARCADES · CELTIC PUB · PRIMEROSE CAFE · B 52 · LE RALLYE | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DELAPLANE - LE THOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN ANDRIEU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BAUME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MAGNAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DELAPLANE - LE THOR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VERDUN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL ARENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | FRANCK SAMMANI, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE GUILLOT, MÉDECIN · ANA RITA TEIXEIRA MACEDO, MÉDECIN · CHARLES AOUN, MÉDECIN · IOANA-VALENTINA GHEORGHIU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SELARL PHARMACIE REY · PHARMACIE DE L HORLOGE · PHARMACIE LEONE VILLECROZE · PHARMACIE DES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SISTERON CALENDAL RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE ANDRÉ-ROMAN-SISTERON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DU LYCEE PAUL ARENE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE LOCALE CRE AGR SISTERON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | S.N.C. COIFF'LUI · SOC EXPLOITATION LES COIFFEURS DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | GRAND HOTEL DU COURS · HOTEL DE LA CITADELLE · HOTEL TIVOLI THEOPOLIS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CHENES · IBIS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE SISTERON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,360 (2012) → 7,850 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,594 (1990) → 7,850 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,685, of which 6.4 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sisteron): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sisteron): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sisteron): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sisteron): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sisteron): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 98 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SISTERON weather station, 4 km away at 500 m; the village itself is at 494 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SISTERON, 4 km away at 500 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 833 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SISTERON, 4 km away at 500 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
246 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 216,796 € — 2,251 € per m² of built surface. [11]
314 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 104,578 € — 1,490 € 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
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/68c90789-53c6-35f9-8b51-153cf1f755fa— “Plongez dans l’ambiance conviviale du marché provençal de Sisteron : chaque mercredi et samedi matin, les places de l’Horloge et Paul-Arène s’animent d’étals colorés.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Malesherbois | 45 | 530 km NW | 8,016 | 60 | Served | no figures |
| Beaugency | 45 | 519 km NW | 8,024 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 55 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 553 km NW | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 188 km W | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 246 km W | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 40 | 583 km W | 8,014 | 71.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrègues | 34 | 188 km W | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 246 km W | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaugency | 45 | 519 km NW | 8,024 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 15 % · winter 55 % |
| Le Malesherbois | 45 | 530 km NW | 8,016 | 60 | Served | no figures |
| Chinon | 37 | 553 km NW | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 15 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 40 | 583 km W | 8,014 | 71.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sisteron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digne-les-Bains | 04 | 26 km SE | 17,979 | 71.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 34 km S | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 05 | 17 km NW | 3,549 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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