La Freissinouse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Freissinouse (INSEE 05059) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CA Gap-Tallard-Durance. Population 972 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05059-la-freissinouse
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,488 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE FLIBUSTIER · ESPRIT D'ALPAGE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FREISSINOUSE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE PELLAUTIER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ALTITUDE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL AZUR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA MOTTE FLOTTANTE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | LE FLIBUSTIER · ESPRIT D'ALPAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FREISSINOUSE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE PELLAUTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ALTITUDE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL AZUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA MOTTE FLOTTANTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 648 (2012) → 972 (2023): 50 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 972 (2023): 166.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 450, of which 8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pelleautier): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gap): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gap): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gap): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Freissinouse): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GAP weather station, 7.2 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 953 m. [11]
The village sits 68 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, 7.2 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 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, 7.2 km away at 885 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
38 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 300,000 € — 3,079 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Hautes-Alpes is 2,500 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05059
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 85 | 566 km NW | 917 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andilly | 74 | 169 km N | 1,013 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Josse | 40 | 586 km W | 1,018 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 495 km NW | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambres | 81 | 347 km W | 1,033 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Clarafond-Arcine | 74 | 170 km N | 1,068 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andilly | 74 | 169 km N | 1,013 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clarafond-Arcine | 74 | 170 km N | 1,068 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambres | 81 | 347 km W | 1,033 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 495 km NW | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 85 | 566 km NW | 917 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Josse | 40 | 586 km W | 1,018 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · 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 La Freissinouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aupre | 38 | 100 km N | 1,182 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anglars-Saint-Félix | 12 | 301 km W | 930 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin | 38 | 101 km N | 937 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes | 71 | 276 km NW | 1,102 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moye | 74 | 149 km N | 985 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massieu | 38 | 106 km N | 773 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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