La Bâtie-Montsaléon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bâtie-Montsaléon (INSEE 05016) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 304 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,890 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (JUNGLE FAIRIES · JAMMES LISON). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BÂTIE-MONTSALÉON). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING QUO VADIS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 3 | JUNGLE FAIRIES · JAMMES LISON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 LA BÂTIE-MONTSALÉON | 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 | 1 | CAMPING QUO VADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 220 (2012) → 304 (2023): 38.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 137 (1990) → 304 (2023): 121.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 25.2 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aspremont): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chabestan): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Serres): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Serres): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Serres): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 123 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 5.7 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 721 m. [11]
The village sits 80 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA FAURIE, 12.3 km away at 825 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 104 m above 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 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SERRES, 5 km away at 652 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 — 05016/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05016/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05016/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05016/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05166
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon | 37 | 467 km NW | 311 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pierrerue | 34 | 250 km SW | 289 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Castellet | 04 | 60 km S | 296 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millemont | 78 | 572 km NW | 272 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 122 km W | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Bignon-Mirabeau | 45 | 464 km NW | 303 | 28.2 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Castellet | 04 | 60 km S | 296 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 122 km W | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pierrerue | 34 | 250 km SW | 289 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Bignon-Mirabeau | 45 | 464 km NW | 303 | 28.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Chambon | 37 | 467 km NW | 311 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Millemont | 78 | 572 km NW | 272 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 1 % · 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 La Bâtie-Montsaléon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Robine-sur-Galabre | 04 | 49 km SE | 301 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcoux | 04 | 56 km SE | 466 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lettret | 05 | 25 km E | 196 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 30 km E | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furmeyer | 05 | 12 km NE | 169 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remollon | 05 | 33 km E | 469 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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