Chabestan
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 30.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chabestan (INSEE 05028) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Buëch-Dévoluy. Population 173 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 15,096 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DES CANDIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHABESTAN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | LA FERME DES CANDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 CHABESTAN | 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 151 (2012) → 173 (2023): 14.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 173 (2023): 54.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 114, of which 22.8 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aspremont): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chabestan): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aspres-sur-Buëch): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aspres-sur-Buëch): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Aspres-sur-Buëch): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 132 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 2.6 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 764 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA FAURIE, 10.2 km away at 825 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 61 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 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE SAIX, 2.6 km away at 801 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 — 05028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézères | 43 | 159 km NW | 178 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Agathe | 63 | 226 km NW | 171 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Claids | 50 | 761 km NW | 180 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rémilly | 58 | 302 km NW | 157 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Loges | 61 | 624 km NW | 162 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vals-des-Tilles | 52 | 363 km N | 180 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézères | 43 | 159 km NW | 178 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Agathe | 63 | 226 km NW | 171 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémilly | 58 | 302 km NW | 157 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vals-des-Tilles | 52 | 363 km N | 180 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Loges | 61 | 624 km NW | 162 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Claids | 50 | 761 km NW | 180 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · 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 Chabestan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bersac | 05 | 7.8 km S | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Éourres | 05 | 30 km S | 151 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savournon | 05 | 6.3 km S | 242 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 3.6 km SW | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claret | 04 | 18 km SE | 298 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furmeyer | 05 | 8.6 km NE | 169 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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