Barret-sur-Méouge
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barret-sur-Méouge (INSEE 05014) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 193 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05014-barret-sur-meouge
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 15,747 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BARRET SUR MEOUGE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BARRET SUR MEOUGE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BARRET-SUR-MÉOUGE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (EMBARQUEMENT SUR LA MEOUGE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES GORGES DE LA MEOUGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BARRET SUR MEOUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BARRET SUR MEOUGE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BARRET-SUR-MÉOUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | EMBARQUEMENT SUR LA MEOUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES GORGES DE LA MEOUGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 233 (2012) → 193 (2023): -17.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 237 (1990) → 193 (2023): -18.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 191, of which 30.9 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lachau): 8.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Orpierre): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Laragne-Montéglin): 9.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Laragne-Montéglin): 9.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barret-sur-Méouge): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LARAGNE MONTEGLIN weather station, 8.1 km away at 565 m; the village itself is at 651 m. [12]
The village sits 86 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 8.1 km away at 565 m, over 29 summers. [12]
That station sits 86 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 8.1 km away at 565 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manlay | 21 | 337 km N | 199 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biches | 58 | 345 km NW | 240 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arches | 15 | 293 km NW | 192 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrac | 15 | 278 km W | 268 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brengues | 46 | 312 km W | 195 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 5 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lachaux | 63 | 255 km NW | 273 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachaux | 63 | 255 km NW | 273 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
| Vitrac | 15 | 278 km W | 268 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arches | 15 | 293 km NW | 192 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brengues | 46 | 312 km W | 195 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 5 % · humidity 71 % |
| Manlay | 21 | 337 km N | 199 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biches | 58 | 345 km NW | 240 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · 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 Barret-sur-Méouge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valernes | 04 | 18 km E | 245 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lurs | 04 | 35 km S | 385 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revest-des-Brousses | 04 | 33 km S | 267 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beynes | 04 | 48 km SE | 120 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barras | 04 | 35 km SE | 139 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ongles | 04 | 26 km S | 358 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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