Ancelle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ancelle (INSEE 05004) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 1,017 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 62/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 14,237 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES DEUX VALLEES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ LIGO - CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE · L'ETAL CHAMPSAURIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MARMOTTE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (AVEL MOR · AUX FAGOTS · TOUTEBON · LA FIESTA FAC OPIST · LE CLOT DU ROCHER). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE BAMBY · LA FIESTA). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANCELLE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABIEN-JOSEPH ESPITALLIER, MÉDECIN · JULIEN BOUIX, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN LEGRIS, MÉDECIN · LAURE GONDRAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL C LA PHARMACIE D ANCELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ANCELLE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ANCELLE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FAMILY COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE TORRENT · LE CHAMOIS · HOTEL LES AUTANES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TAILLAS · CAMPING LES AUCHES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DES DEUX VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ LIGO - CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE · L'ETAL CHAMPSAURIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA MARMOTTE | 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 | 6 | AVEL MOR · AUX FAGOTS · TOUTEBON · LA FIESTA FAC OPIST · LE CLOT DU ROCHER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE BAMBY · LA FIESTA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANCELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FABIEN-JOSEPH ESPITALLIER, MÉDECIN · JULIEN BOUIX, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN LEGRIS, MÉDECIN · LAURE GONDRAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL C LA PHARMACIE D ANCELLE | 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 | ANCELLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ANCELLE | 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 | 1 | FAMILY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE TORRENT · LE CHAMOIS · HOTEL LES AUTANES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES TAILLAS · CAMPING LES AUCHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday 9h à 13h place du village. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 883 (2012) → 1,017 (2023): 15.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 600 (1990) → 1,017 (2023): 69.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,861, of which 71.7 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ancelle): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Ancelle): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Ancelle): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ancelle): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ancelle): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 128 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS weather station, 5.1 km away at 1,210 m; the village itself is at 1,348 m. [11]
The village sits 138 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 5.1 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 138 m below 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 1,047 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANCELLE, 0.3 km away at 1,354 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairieancelle.fr/marche-dominical/— “Tous les dimanches matins de 9h à 13h, peu importe la météo, venez retrouver tous les bons produits d'Ancelle et bien plus encore, sur le marché dominical situé place du village.”
- DATAtourisme 2022-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cd30ed7c-fd49-3fe3-b147-0fd0bf4b0327— “Marché dominical.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Adrets | 38 | 74 km N | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 8 % |
| Vico | 2A | 344 km SE | 999 | 80.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 196 km W | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 135 km N | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 85 km N | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Trojan-les-Bains | 17 | 596 km W | 1,121 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Adrets | 38 | 74 km N | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 8 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 85 km N | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 135 km N | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 196 km W | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vico | 2A | 344 km SE | 999 | 80.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Trojan-les-Bains | 17 | 596 km W | 1,121 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Ancelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abondance | 74 | 189 km N | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 200 km N | 879 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valloire | 73 | 63 km N | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-d'Abondance | 74 | 191 km N | 872 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevaux | 74 | 183 km N | 1,450 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 174 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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