La Bâtie-Vieille
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bâtie-Vieille (INSEE 05018) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 340 (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 25.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 18,081 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE LA BATIE VIEILLE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BÂTIE-VIEILLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA BATIE VIEILLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BÂTIE-VIEILLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 301 (2012) → 340 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 208 (1990) → 340 (2023): 63.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 10.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bâtie-Neuve): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bâtie-Neuve): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Bâtie-Neuve): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gap): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Bâtie-Vieille): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 85 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GAP weather station, 7.1 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 1,004 m. [11]
The village sits 119 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 GAP, 7.1 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 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 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GAP, 7.1 km away at 885 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 — 05018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05017
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-les-Nonains | 60 | 618 km NW | 339 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marey-sur-Tille | 21 | 349 km N | 330 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dollot | 89 | 471 km NW | 327 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup | 41 | 450 km NW | 354 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Smermesnil | 76 | 686 km NW | 361 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pauligne | 11 | 361 km SW | 357 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marey-sur-Tille | 21 | 349 km N | 330 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pauligne | 11 | 361 km SW | 357 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Loup | 41 | 450 km NW | 354 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dollot | 89 | 471 km NW | 327 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-les-Nonains | 60 | 618 km NW | 339 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Smermesnil | 76 | 686 km NW | 361 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · 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 La Bâtie-Vieille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayn | 73 | 118 km N | 392 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bénisson-Dieu | 42 | 243 km NW | 429 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amblans-et-Velotte | 70 | 348 km N | 386 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 105 km N | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bergonne | 63 | 254 km NW | 329 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 230 km NW | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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