Guillestre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guillestre (INSEE 05065) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Guillestrois et du Queyras. Population 2,295 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 70.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 8,748 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 | 18.95 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GUILLESTRINE · 2D · LE POINT CHAUD 05 · LE PAIN ACCROCHE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CERUTTI · BJR SAS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · BIOMONDE · JENAIS). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (FALAFEL · 2500 LE PANORAMIQUE · CHALET PIZZA LE MARTINET · PIZZERIA L'ETOILE GUILLESTRINE · LE DAHU). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE GUIL · BAR LE CENTRAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GUILLESTRE DES CASCATELLES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SIMOUST). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HAUTES VALLEES (DES). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RACHEL PORTIGLIATTI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE NICAISE-BERGERE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · VICTOR FERMENT, MÉDECIN · CHLOE DEREIX, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (EURL PHARMACIE PEYRON · SELARL PHARMACIE DU GUIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MILLE ET UNE PAGES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE RIOUBEL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ET GYMNASE HAUTE VALLEE · LE QUEYRON). [3]
3 × Bank (GUILLESTRE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · AGENCE GUILLESTRE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (FLANDERINCK JEANIE · BASIC COIFFURE · MARIONSTYLS · ELLE ET LUI). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE CATINAT FLEURI). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING SAINT-JAMES-LES-PINS · CAMPING DU VILLARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA GUILLESTRINE · 2D · LE POINT CHAUD 05 · LE PAIN ACCROCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CERUTTI · BJR SAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR MARKET · BIOMONDE · JENAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | FALAFEL · 2500 LE PANORAMIQUE · CHALET PIZZA LE MARTINET · PIZZERIA L'ETOILE GUILLESTRINE · LE DAHU | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE GUIL · BAR LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GUILLESTRE DES CASCATELLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SIMOUST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HAUTES VALLEES (DES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | RACHEL PORTIGLIATTI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE NICAISE-BERGERE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · VICTOR FERMENT, MÉDECIN · CHLOE DEREIX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | EURL PHARMACIE PEYRON · SELARL PHARMACIE DU GUIL | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MILLE ET UNE PAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE RIOUBEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE ET GYMNASE HAUTE VALLEE · LE QUEYRON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | GUILLESTRE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · AGENCE GUILLESTRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | FLANDERINCK JEANIE · BASIC COIFFURE · MARIONSTYLS · ELLE ET LUI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CATINAT FLEURI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING SAINT-JAMES-LES-PINS · CAMPING DU VILLARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,367 (2012) → 2,295 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,000 (1990) → 2,295 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,105, of which 34.6 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guillestre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Guillestre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Guillestre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Guillestre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Guillestre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 148 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST CREPIN weather station, 6.2 km away at 906 m; the village itself is at 1,022 m. [10]
The village sits 116 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 ST CREPIN, 6.2 km away at 906 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 116 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 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 81 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST CREPIN, 6.2 km away at 906 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 — 05065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/717a1ed8-ad92-3b33-a481-594ed9519c4c— “Marché de Guillestre”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 64 km N | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 26 | 118 km W | 2,218 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 181 km W | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 190 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-sur-Cère | 15 | 319 km W | 1,905 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aups | 83 | 120 km S | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 64 km N | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 26 | 118 km W | 2,218 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aups | 83 | 120 km S | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 181 km W | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 190 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-sur-Cère | 15 | 319 km W | 1,905 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Guillestre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jausiers | 04 | 28 km S | 1,146 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 04 | 78 km S | 1,029 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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