Volonne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Volonne (INSEE 04244) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 1,633 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04244-volonne
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 11,001 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE VOLONNE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CREST). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L P'TIT CREUX). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'INDUSTRIE · CAFE DES ARTS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE COURS JACQUES PAULON). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE POLE ENFANT DE VOLONNE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE DROIN, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE RONCELLI-GALLEGO, MÉDECIN · KARINE LAURENT, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CHEMINAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (EURL PHARMACIE DES LYS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CHÂTEAU - VOLONNE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (PIAGET YOLANDE · STEPHANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HOTEL DE PLEIN AIR L'HIPPOCAMPE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX DELICES DE VOLONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CREST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PETIT SHOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | L P'TIT CREUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE L'INDUSTRIE · CAFE DES ARTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE COURS JACQUES PAULON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE POLE ENFANT DE VOLONNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PHILIPPE DROIN, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE RONCELLI-GALLEGO, MÉDECIN · KARINE LAURENT, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CHEMINAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | EURL PHARMACIE DES LYS | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CHÂTEAU - VOLONNE | 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 | 3 | PIAGET YOLANDE · STEPHANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | HOTEL DE PLEIN AIR L'HIPPOCAMPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday matin place Charles De Gaulle. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,676 (2012) → 1,633 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,387 (1990) → 1,633 (2023): 17.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,103, of which 7.8 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Volonne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Volonne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Volonne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Volonne): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Volonne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST AUBAN weather station, 5.8 km away at 458 m; the village itself is at 453 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST AUBAN, 5.8 km away at 458 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 704 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST AUBAN, 5.8 km away at 458 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
118 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 151,500 € — 1,947 € per m² of built surface. [12]
35 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 95,500 € — 1,044 € per m². [12]
The median across Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is 2,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04244/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-volonne.fr/index.php/commercants-et-agriculteurs/— “Un marché s'installe tous les vendredis matin sur la place Charles De Gaulle.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2853e940-46ff-3be6-a574-3256c25aad77— “Tous les vendredis matins à Volonne, sur la place du village, profitez d'un marché convivial de 15 étals.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04244/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04244/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04244/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04244
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellering | 68 | 428 km N | 1,569 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moosch | 68 | 424 km N | 1,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sierck-les-Bains | 57 | 593 km N | 1,765 | 62 | Served | no figures |
| Beauchastel | 07 | 125 km NW | 1,800 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 623 km NW | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumes-de-Venise | 84 | 79 km W | 2,442 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumes-de-Venise | 84 | 79 km W | 2,442 | 61.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beauchastel | 07 | 125 km NW | 1,800 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moosch | 68 | 424 km N | 1,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fellering | 68 | 428 km N | 1,569 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sierck-les-Bains | 57 | 593 km N | 1,765 | 62 | Served | no figures |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 623 km NW | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Volonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchastel | 07 | 125 km NW | 1,800 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Privat | 07 | 140 km NW | 1,663 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pape | 07 | 127 km NW | 1,618 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 26 | 152 km NW | 4,027 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 3.0 km S | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malijai | 04 | 7.5 km S | 2,020 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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