Venterol
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Venterol (INSEE 04234) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 236 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 16,921 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TOURNIAIRES (VENTEROL)). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VENTEROL MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TOURNIAIRES (VENTEROL) | INSEE BPE 1 [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 VENTEROL MAIRIE | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 248 (2012) → 236 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 142 (1990) → 236 (2023): 66.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 190, of which 30.5 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tallard): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tallard): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Tallard): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tallard): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Piégut): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TURRIERS weather station, 7.6 km away at 1,020 m; the village itself is at 1,061 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 14.3 km away at 665 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 396 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 798 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TURRIERS, 7.6 km away at 1,020 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 — 04234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05170
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcillac-la-Croze | 19 | 351 km W | 190 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mazerat-Aurouze | 43 | 217 km NW | 187 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ineuil | 18 | 394 km NW | 207 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prendeignes | 46 | 319 km W | 236 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vauban | 71 | 249 km NW | 242 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pézènes-les-Mines | 34 | 247 km W | 237 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerat-Aurouze | 43 | 217 km NW | 187 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pézènes-les-Mines | 34 | 247 km W | 237 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vauban | 71 | 249 km NW | 242 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prendeignes | 46 | 319 km W | 236 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcillac-la-Croze | 19 | 351 km W | 190 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ineuil | 18 | 394 km NW | 207 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Venterol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-la-Montagne | 42 | 237 km NW | 211 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 48 | 219 km W | 195 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire-de-Rias | 07 | 130 km NW | 195 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durmignat | 63 | 317 km NW | 214 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | 15 | 246 km W | 188 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Privat-du-Dragon | 43 | 225 km NW | 169 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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