Gap
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gap (INSEE 05061) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CA Gap-Tallard-Durance. Population 41,293 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 82.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 78 % of the 548 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 | 0.76 | 25 | 18.97 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.84 |
| Education | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Health | 0.89 | 10 | 8.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
31 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SONZA · LA CHAMPSAURINE). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (EL HATTAB KHADIJA · BOUCHERIE LES MARMOTTONS · LA PETITE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE FESTIVAL · LE FRAIS · SPAR · BIOLIVE · LEBON DESTOCKEUR). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (AUCHAN · LIDL · SODIGA · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE COIN DES FROMAGERS). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (ALAIN PRENOT GUINARD). [3,4]
139 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · RUBINO GIUSEPPE · SARL LA CARAVELLE). [3,4]
33 × Café / bar (LE CARNOT · LE BISTROT · LE VILLENEUVE · LE ZEN EAT (EN REMPLACEMENT DE PIZZARELL · LE CH'TI CREUX). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE FONTREYNE · ECOL MATE LE ROCHASSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR). [3]
21 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARANCE · ECOL PRIM LA TOURRONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOL PRIM LES FAUVINS · ECOL PRIM FONTREYNE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE CENTRE · COLLEGE MAUZAN · COLLEGE FONTREYNE (DE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
57 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-LINE MEYER, MÉDECIN · CHARLIE MEYER, MÉDECIN · SIMON FILIPPI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE KOUETE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC ALLEGRETY, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · SNC PHARMACIE GALLINO · PHARMACIE SAINT ROCH · PHARMACIE DU THEATRE · LA PHARMACIE DE FONTREYNE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (GAP CAVE DE REGUSSE RP · GAP LE VILLENEUVE TABAC LPP RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GAP · 05 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES HAUTES-ALPES). [3]
3 × Cinema (LE CLUB · PALACE · LE CENTRE). [3]
15 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF J C LAFAILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PEPINIERE · GYMNASE CENTRE · LEGTA DES HAUTES ALPES · SALLE DE SPORT PORTE COLOMBE). [3]
16 × Bank (SITE ADMINISTRATIF GAP TOKORO · AGENCE DE GAP ST ROCH · AGENCE DE GAP CARNOT · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GAP · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE GAP CEUZE). [3]
57 × Hairdresser (PROFIL DE SOI · DIME COIFFURE CHEZ OLIVIER · SEBASTIEN C). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (HOTEL IBIS - GAP · HOTEL MA CHAUMIERE · MON HOTEL A GAP · C'ICI · LES OLIVADES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (ALPES DAUPHINE CAMPING · CAMPING NAPOLEON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 13 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 38 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 19 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 31 | TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SONZA · LA CHAMPSAURINE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | EL HATTAB KHADIJA · BOUCHERIE LES MARMOTTONS · LA PETITE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | LE FESTIVAL · LE FRAIS · SPAR · BIOLIVE · LEBON DESTOCKEUR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | AUCHAN · LIDL · SODIGA · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE COIN DES FROMAGERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ALAIN PRENOT GUINARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 139 | BUFFALO GRILL · RUBINO GIUSEPPE · SARL LA CARAVELLE | INSEE BPE 139 / INSEE SIRENE 200 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 33 | LE CARNOT · LE BISTROT · LE VILLENEUVE · LE ZEN EAT (EN REMPLACEMENT DE PIZZARELL · LE CH'TI CREUX | INSEE SIRENE 33 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE FONTREYNE · ECOL MATE LE ROCHASSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 21 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARANCE · ECOL PRIM LA TOURRONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOL PRIM LES FAUVINS · ECOL PRIM FONTREYNE | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE CENTRE · COLLEGE MAUZAN · COLLEGE FONTREYNE (DE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 57 | ANNE-LINE MEYER, MÉDECIN · CHARLIE MEYER, MÉDECIN · SIMON FILIPPI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE KOUETE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC ALLEGRETY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 57 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | SNC PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · SNC PHARMACIE GALLINO · PHARMACIE SAINT ROCH · PHARMACIE DU THEATRE · LA PHARMACIE DE FONTREYNE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | GAP CAVE DE REGUSSE RP · GAP LE VILLENEUVE TABAC LPP RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GAP · 05 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES HAUTES-ALPES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | LE CLUB · PALACE · LE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 15 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF J C LAFAILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PEPINIERE · GYMNASE CENTRE · LEGTA DES HAUTES ALPES · SALLE DE SPORT PORTE COLOMBE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 16 | SITE ADMINISTRATIF GAP TOKORO · AGENCE DE GAP ST ROCH · AGENCE DE GAP CARNOT · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GAP · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE GAP CEUZE | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 57 | PROFIL DE SOI · DIME COIFFURE CHEZ OLIVIER · SEBASTIEN C | INSEE BPE 57 / INSEE SIRENE 75 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 13 | HOTEL IBIS - GAP · HOTEL MA CHAUMIERE · MON HOTEL A GAP · C'ICI · LES OLIVADES | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | ALPES DAUPHINE CAMPING · CAMPING NAPOLEON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 8h à 12h30 (mercredi); 15h à 20h (vendredi); horaire non spécifié (samedi) En centre ville : Place de la République et Place aux herbes (mercredi); En face du stade municipal avenue Jean-Jaurès (vendredi); Rue Carnot, Rue Elisée, Rue de France, Place A. Lorraine et Place aux herbes (samedi). [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Wednesday, Saturday. Reported by one source only: Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 40,761 (2012) → 41,293 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 33,444 (1990) → 41,293 (2023): 23.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23,628, of which 4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gap): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Gap): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Gap): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Gap): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Gap): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GAP weather station, 2.1 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 731 m. [12]
The village sits 154 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GAP, 2.1 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 154 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GAP, 2.1 km away at 885 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-gap.fr/marches-foires/— “Mercredi – vendredi – samedi”
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cc794478-c4e7-321a-b828-63e8aa022d4b— “Marché hebdomadaire du samedi.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/75de7a07-4ff1-3d18-bed6-251aa39e72f2— “Marché hebdomadaire du mercredi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulême | 16 | 480 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 118 km S | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 105 km W | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castres | 81 | 324 km W | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 14 % |
| Compiègne | 60 | 594 km NW | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 423 km NW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montélimar | 26 | 105 km W | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 118 km S | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Castres | 81 | 324 km W | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 14 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 423 km NW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 480 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Compiègne | 60 | 594 km NW | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · 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 Gap'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans-sur-Isère | 26 | 97 km NW | 33,464 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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