Embrun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Embrun (INSEE 05046) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon. Population 6,412 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05046-embrun
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 3,735 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.44 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.36 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| 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]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AL'PAIN · AUX PAINS GOURMANDS · BOULANGERIE DU PLAN D'EAU · LA MIE DU PAIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (FIERRO PATRIZIA · SARL LE CABRI). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEADER PRICE · L'EPICERIE DU TANDEM · O DOUCEURS ALPINES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (EMBRUDIS · SUPECO). [3,4]
42 × Restaurant (LA PIZETTA · L'OGOW · TYS PUB · NUMERO 26). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DES HOTELS · CAFE DES PECHEURS · CHALET DU BOULODROME · LA BRASSERIE D'ENTRAIGUES · LA BUVETTE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOLDANELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL CEZANNE · ECOL PRIM GROUPE PASTEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ECRINS (LES). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (IBTISSAM LUGEZ, MÉDECIN · CHLOÉ PAROT, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · MARION PLA, MÉDECIN · ELODIE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE DU MONT GUILLAUME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · COORDINATION RÉSEAU À LA PAGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE ROC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · LYCEE ALPES DURANCE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (CLUB NAUTIQUE ALPIN SERRE PONCON · PLAN D EAU). [3]
3 × Bank (EMBRUN · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE D'EMBRUN). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (LEYDET SOLANGE · JM COIFFURE · COIFFURE BY NAT. · CH VAL 05 · CHEZ JULES & LOUIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA MAIRIE · HOTEL LE LAC · HOTEL LE CHALVET · CHATEAU LA ROBEYERE). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CLAPIERE · CAMPING LA MADELEINE · CAMPING LES TOURELLES · CAMPING LA VIEILLE FERME · CAMPING LA TOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | AL'PAIN · AUX PAINS GOURMANDS · BOULANGERIE DU PLAN D'EAU · LA MIE DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | FIERRO PATRIZIA · SARL LE CABRI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LEADER PRICE · L'EPICERIE DU TANDEM · O DOUCEURS ALPINES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | EMBRUDIS · SUPECO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 42 | LA PIZETTA · L'OGOW · TYS PUB · NUMERO 26 | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | BRASSERIE DES HOTELS · CAFE DES PECHEURS · CHALET DU BOULODROME · LA BRASSERIE D'ENTRAIGUES · LA BUVETTE | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA SOLDANELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL CEZANNE · ECOL PRIM GROUPE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ECRINS (LES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | IBTISSAM LUGEZ, MÉDECIN · CHLOÉ PAROT, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · MARION PLA, MÉDECIN · ELODIE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE DU MONT GUILLAUME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · COORDINATION RÉSEAU À LA PAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE ROC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · LYCEE ALPES DURANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | CLUB NAUTIQUE ALPIN SERRE PONCON · PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | EMBRUN · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE D'EMBRUN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | LEYDET SOLANGE · JM COIFFURE · COIFFURE BY NAT. · CH VAL 05 · CHEZ JULES & LOUIS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DE LA MAIRIE · HOTEL LE LAC · HOTEL LE CHALVET · CHATEAU LA ROBEYERE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CLAPIERE · CAMPING LA MADELEINE · CAMPING LES TOURELLES · CAMPING LA VIEILLE FERME · CAMPING LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,143 (2012) → 6,412 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,793 (1990) → 6,412 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,825, of which 35.9 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Embrun): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Embrun): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Embrun): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Embrun): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Embrun): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EMBRUN weather station, 1.3 km away at 873 m; the village itself is at 867 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EMBRUN, 1.3 km away at 873 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 739 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EMBRUN, 1.3 km away at 873 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 — 05046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f3045896-b1de-3296-bfc8-ef342f6271c6— “Marché d'Embrun”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassis | 13 | 169 km SW | 6,661 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 7,107 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arès | 33 | 604 km W | 6,482 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Mallemort | 13 | 140 km SW | 6,166 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 65 | 535 km W | 7,114 | 71.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 36 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 391 km N | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallemort | 13 | 140 km SW | 6,166 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cassis | 13 | 169 km SW | 6,661 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 391 km N | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 65 | 535 km W | 7,114 | 71.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 36 % |
| Arès | 33 | 604 km W | 6,482 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 7,107 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Embrun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delle | 90 | 330 km N | 5,623 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 119 km N | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mende | 48 | 237 km W | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandvillars | 90 | 333 km N | 2,947 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 202 km N | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 74 | 176 km N | 4,681 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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