Volx
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Volx (INSEE 04245) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Population 3,243 (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/04245-volx
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 6,672 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ET GOURMANDISE · LE FILS DU BOULANGER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZA TANO · STREET KEBAB · PIZZ'AMORE · DHIVERS AUDRIC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (L'ESTAMINET 36 · LE MODERNE · BAR LE CENTRAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CASSIN RENE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE AILHAUD). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE MANCHON-VOLPE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MARTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE LES 4 CHEMINS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VOLX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COUVERT). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (2 Z'ELLE · FLASH COIFFURE BEAUTE · SANDRA COIFFURE · LES GENTLEMEN · ILOTESS COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING GCU 04 FONTELOUILLE-VOLX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE ET GOURMANDISE · LE FILS DU BOULANGER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | PIZZA TANO · STREET KEBAB · PIZZ'AMORE · DHIVERS AUDRIC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'ESTAMINET 36 · LE MODERNE · BAR LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CASSIN RENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE AILHAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANNE MANCHON-VOLPE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MARTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE LES 4 CHEMINS | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VOLX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COUVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | 2 Z'ELLE · FLASH COIFFURE BEAUTE · SANDRA COIFFURE · LES GENTLEMEN · ILOTESS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING GCU 04 FONTELOUILLE-VOLX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,090 (2012) → 3,243 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,516 (1990) → 3,243 (2023): 28.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,708, of which 4.2 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Volx): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Volx): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Volx): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Volx): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Volx): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DAUPHIN weather station, 7.1 km away at 427 m; the village itself is at 371 m. [10]
The village sits 56 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DAUPHIN, 7.1 km away at 427 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 56 m above 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 665 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA BRILLANNE, 6.3 km away at 385 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 — 04245/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a60a425c-d531-380c-9d3a-56fec8e4b442— “Petit marché traditionnel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04245/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04245/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04245/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04245
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | 64 | 498 km W | 3,184 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 7 % |
| Beaumont | 74 | 247 km N | 3,097 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 43 | 197 km NW | 3,432 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 66 | 285 km SW | 2,950 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 23 % · humidity 14 % |
| Maisse | 91 | 569 km NW | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ézy-sur-Eure | 27 | 650 km NW | 3,644 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 43 | 197 km NW | 3,432 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont | 74 | 247 km N | 3,097 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 66 | 285 km SW | 2,950 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 23 % · humidity 14 % |
| Nay | 64 | 498 km W | 3,184 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 7 % |
| Maisse | 91 | 569 km NW | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ézy-sur-Eure | 27 | 650 km NW | 3,644 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
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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 Volx'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 | 04 | 2.4 km NE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gargas | 84 | 39 km W | 3,035 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mane | 04 | 9.1 km NW | 1,410 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-d'Aigues | 84 | 29 km SW | 4,405 | 61.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyreuil | 13 | 52 km SW | 6,747 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 83 | 42 km S | 2,818 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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