Valensole
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valensole (INSEE 04230) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 3,137 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 68 % of the 6,870 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.6 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.46 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE REGIBUS GUY · LGR BOULANGE DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PETIT TESTARD). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TERRAROMA · IRC LES HERMINES · PUR TERROIR · SAS L.M.D.M · SAS LOUYS DEMOL). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA TOQUE PAYSANNE · LE MARIE-FRANCOISE · WARUNG INDAH · VALEN'TRUCK). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DU PLATEAU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VALENSOLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VALENSOLE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANAMARIA GABRIELA IULIAN, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU PEUGEOT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE JOURDAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES LAVANDES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE PAUL MAUREL-VALENSOLE 180 AVENUE DE PROVENCE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CREA'TIF INSTITUT ET COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA FUSTE, CHATEAU DE LA FUSTE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (TIKAYAN CAMPING DOMAINE DU PETIT ARLANE · CAMPING LES LAVANDES VALENSOLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DE REGIBUS GUY · LGR BOULANGE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE PETIT TESTARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TERRAROMA · IRC LES HERMINES · PUR TERROIR · SAS L.M.D.M · SAS LOUYS DEMOL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 5 | LA TOQUE PAYSANNE · LE MARIE-FRANCOISE · WARUNG INDAH · VALEN'TRUCK | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BRASSERIE DU PLATEAU | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VALENSOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VALENSOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ANAMARIA GABRIELA IULIAN, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU PEUGEOT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE JOURDAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES LAVANDES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| 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 PAUL MAUREL-VALENSOLE 180 AVENUE DE PROVENCE | 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 | 5 | CREA'TIF INSTITUT ET COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA FUSTE, CHATEAU DE LA FUSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | TIKAYAN CAMPING DOMAINE DU PETIT ARLANE · CAMPING LES LAVANDES VALENSOLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,280 (2012) → 3,137 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,202 (1990) → 3,137 (2023): 42.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,146, of which 13.8 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valensole): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valensole): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Valensole): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Oraison): 10.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valensole): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALENSOLE weather station, 1.2 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 547 m. [11]
The village sits 53 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VALENSOLE, 1.2 km away at 600 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 678 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALENSOLE, 0.7 km away at 545 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3857d094-93c6-36d8-bde7-9aef83379534— “Marché traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04143
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 126 km W | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Panissières | 42 | 253 km NW | 2,911 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aniane | 34 | 193 km W | 2,979 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lansargues | 34 | 155 km W | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Éloyes | 88 | 476 km N | 3,138 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cruas | 07 | 133 km NW | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 126 km W | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cruas | 07 | 133 km NW | 2,898 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lansargues | 34 | 155 km W | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aniane | 34 | 193 km W | 2,979 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Panissières | 42 | 253 km NW | 2,911 | 61.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éloyes | 88 | 476 km N | 3,138 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Valensole'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 143 km NW | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mormoiron | 84 | 69 km W | 1,884 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cucuron | 84 | 45 km W | 1,885 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Régusse | 83 | 23 km SE | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillans | 26 | 115 km NW | 1,460 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavilledieu | 07 | 147 km NW | 2,264 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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