Uvernet-Fours
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Uvernet-Fours (INSEE 04226) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Vallée de l'Ubaye - Serre-Ponçon. Population 499 (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/04226-uvernet-fours
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 17,785 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.68 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.19 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE SWEET CORNER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ANNEXE · LE LOUP GOURMAND). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (SOCIETE DES RESTAURANTS AKCHEHIRLIAN · RESTAURANT LA MARMITE · EDOUARD'S PUB). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LA LOUVETIERE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLANES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE GLATZ, MÉDECIN · CORENTIN MALLET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE PRA LOUP). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PRA LOUP AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE PRA LOU). [3]
7 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE LOUP BLANC · LE COCON DES NEIGES · SOWELL FAMILY LES BERGERS · AUBERGE DE BACHELARD · HÔTEL MARMOTEL & SPA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE SWEET CORNER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | L'ANNEXE · LE LOUP GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 30 | SOCIETE DES RESTAURANTS AKCHEHIRLIAN · RESTAURANT LA MARMITE · EDOUARD'S PUB | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA LOUVETIERE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLANES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | VERONIQUE GLATZ, MÉDECIN · CORENTIN MALLET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE PRA LOUP | 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 | PRA LOUP AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DE PRA LOU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 7 | HÔTEL LE LOUP BLANC · LE COCON DES NEIGES · SOWELL FAMILY LES BERGERS · AUBERGE DE BACHELARD · HÔTEL MARMOTEL & SPA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 586 (2012) → 499 (2023): -14.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 543 (1990) → 499 (2023): -8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,907, of which 93.7 % second homes and 0.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Uvernet-Fours): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Uvernet-Fours): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Uvernet-Fours): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Uvernet-Fours): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Uvernet-Fours): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 177 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BARCELONNETTE weather station, 5 km away at 1,155 m; the village itself is at 1,213 m. [9]
The village sits 58 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BARCELONNETTE, 5 km away at 1,155 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 58 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BARCELONNETTE, 5 km away at 1,155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcières | 05 | 43 km NW | 651 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 102 km NW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 161 km N | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer | 83 | 134 km S | 639 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | 73 | 102 km N | 473 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 64 km N | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcières | 05 | 43 km NW | 651 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 64 km N | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | 73 | 102 km N | 473 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 102 km NW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer | 83 | 134 km S | 639 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 161 km N | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · 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 Uvernet-Fours'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 Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 65 km N | 892 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 69 km N | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Thuiles | 04 | 5.6 km NW | 361 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pons | 04 | 3.6 km N | 631 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cervières | 05 | 57 km N | 205 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faucon-de-Barcelonnette | 04 | 5.5 km NE | 295 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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