Espinasses
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Espinasses (INSEE 05050) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 777 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05050-espinasses
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,828 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ARMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PANIER SYMPA BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CLEMENT ISNARD). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ PASCI'JESS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (HOTEL DE LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE AMANS, MÉDECIN · JOHANN BOUVET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL P DU BARRAGE DE SERRE PONCON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ESPINASSES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'AS). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE ARMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PANIER SYMPA BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CLEMENT ISNARD | 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 | CHEZ PASCI'JESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | HOTEL DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CHRISTOPHE AMANS, MÉDECIN · JOHANN BOUVET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL P DU BARRAGE DE SERRE PONCON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ESPINASSES | 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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX D'AS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 695 (2012) → 777 (2023): 11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 505 (1990) → 777 (2023): 53.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 480, of which 14.8 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Théus): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espinasses): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Espinasses): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Espinasses): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Espinasses): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 124 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TALLARD weather station, 15.1 km away at 593 m; the village itself is at 685 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TALLARD, 15.1 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 92 m below 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 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TALLARD, 15.1 km away at 593 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 — 05050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontrieux | 22 | 857 km NW | 1,002 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paulhaguet | 43 | 229 km W | 853 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 349 km SW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Chénérailles | 23 | 366 km NW | 728 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefort | 15 | 272 km W | 868 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neussargues-Moissac | 15 | 266 km W | 824 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulhaguet | 43 | 229 km W | 853 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neussargues-Moissac | 15 | 266 km W | 824 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefort | 15 | 272 km W | 868 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 11 | 349 km SW | 712 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Chénérailles | 23 | 366 km NW | 728 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontrieux | 22 | 857 km NW | 1,002 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · 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 Espinasses'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serres | 05 | 41 km W | 1,298 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champtercier | 04 | 42 km S | 750 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cruis | 04 | 55 km SW | 655 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neffes | 05 | 16 km W | 804 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 70 km SW | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guillaumes | 06 | 66 km SE | 587 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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