Briançon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briançon (INSEE 05023) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Briançonnais. Population 11,411 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/05023-briancon
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 2,150 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.41 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.28 | 5 | 1.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PETIT · TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR · EURL TURIN · AU BON LAME · DISTRIBUTION DANIELE DE LUCA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MICHEL ET GONTHIER · SOCIETE ALPINE DE BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE SAISONNIER · ALDI · SHERPA · 1000 & CIMES · LES 4 A). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ACTION · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR CITY · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (LE PANIER ALPIN · GOGO · BAR DU TOURISME · EDEN BAR). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (LA CAVE DU ROY · LE QG - LE TONNEAU · BAR CAFE DES ARCADES · LE LOU'BAR · LE BIVOUAC). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE LES ARTAILLAUDS · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINTE-CATHERINE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FORVILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MI-CHAUSSEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRIANCON SAINT-BLAISE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DE CERVIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ORONCE FINE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VAUBAN · COLLEGE GARCINS (LES). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION PONNELLE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE HOLVECK, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DENIS-STEVENOT, MÉDECIN · JULIE BROUSSARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER FOLLIOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE STEINMETZ PEGOUD · PHARMACIE DU MELEZIN · PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS · PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU 15/9). [3]
2 × Cinema (COSMO CINEMAS · EDEN STUDIO). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LES GARCINS · LYCEE D ALTITUDE · GYMNASE CHANCEL · GYMNASE DES GARCINS). [3]
7 × Bank (AGENCE DE BRIANCON · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · ECUREUIL · CREDIT MUTUEL). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (AUREL COIFFEUR MIXTE BARBIER · NAEL COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA CHAUSSÉE · HOTEL DE LA GARE · SUITE HOME BRIANCON SERRE CHEVALIER · INTER HOTEL · HOTEL EDELWEISS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CINQ VALLEES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 16 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | BOULANGERIE PETIT · TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR · EURL TURIN · AU BON LAME · DISTRIBUTION DANIELE DE LUCA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MICHEL ET GONTHIER · SOCIETE ALPINE DE BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LE SAISONNIER · ALDI · SHERPA · 1000 & CIMES · LES 4 A | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ACTION · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR CITY · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 63 | LE PANIER ALPIN · GOGO · BAR DU TOURISME · EDEN BAR | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 94 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | LA CAVE DU ROY · LE QG - LE TONNEAU · BAR CAFE DES ARCADES · LE LOU'BAR · LE BIVOUAC | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE LES ARTAILLAUDS · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINTE-CATHERINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FORVILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MI-CHAUSSEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRIANCON SAINT-BLAISE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DE CERVIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ORONCE FINE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VAUBAN · COLLEGE GARCINS (LES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | MARION PONNELLE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE HOLVECK, MÉDECIN · MELANIE DENIS-STEVENOT, MÉDECIN · JULIE BROUSSARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER FOLLIOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE STEINMETZ PEGOUD · PHARMACIE DU MELEZIN · PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS · PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 DU 15/9 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | COSMO CINEMAS · EDEN STUDIO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COLLEGE LES GARCINS · LYCEE D ALTITUDE · GYMNASE CHANCEL · GYMNASE DES GARCINS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | AGENCE DE BRIANCON · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS · ECUREUIL · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | AUREL COIFFEUR MIXTE BARBIER · NAEL COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFF | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HOTEL DE LA CHAUSSÉE · HOTEL DE LA GARE · SUITE HOME BRIANCON SERRE CHEVALIER · INTER HOTEL · HOTEL EDELWEISS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES CINQ VALLEES | 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 12,301 (2012) → 11,411 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,041 (1990) → 11,411 (2023): 3.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,797, of which 35.9 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briançon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Briançon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Briançon): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Briançon): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Briançon): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 128 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRIANCON weather station, 1.3 km away at 1,324 m; the village itself is at 1,270 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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 BRIANCON, 1.3 km away at 1,324 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 739 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRIANCON, 1.3 km away at 1,324 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 — 05023/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/06f2dc4f-6d94-33a9-91d1-59b7cb19ab53— “Marché couvert du 15/9”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05023/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05023/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05023/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berck | 62 | 720 km NW | 12,951 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 781 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 205 km S | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Pradet | 83 | 205 km S | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 684 km W | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carqueiranne | 83 | 206 km S | 9,408 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 205 km S | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Pradet | 83 | 205 km S | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carqueiranne | 83 | 206 km S | 9,408 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 684 km W | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Berck | 62 | 720 km NW | 12,951 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 781 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · 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 Briançon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morteau | 25 | 240 km N | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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