Le Monêtier-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Monêtier-les-Bains (INSEE 05079) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Briançonnais. Population 923 (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 73.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 14,821 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.39 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE FLAYOL · LES DELICES DE MYA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GARNIER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA RIF ALIMENTATION). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (MARINE · L AQUISANA · LE BACHAS · ECHAILLON 2200 · LES TROIS CAS). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE CIBOUIT · BLUE BIRD COCKTAIL BAR · L'ALPEN · AUBERGE DU PONT DE L'ALPE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MONETIER LES BAINS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORIAN TISSOT, MÉDECIN · JEREMY KLEIBER, MÉDECIN · MARION DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MARIE CURET, MÉDECIN · ANNA SETTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SERRE CHEVALIER 1500). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU MONÊTIER-LES-BAINS). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UPSTHAIRS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (L' AUBERGE DU CHOUCAS · HOTEL LES COLCHIQUES · HOTEL DE L' EUROPE ET DES BAINS · AUBERGE DU PONT DE L'ALPE · LE MONETIER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES DEUX GLACIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE FLAYOL · LES DELICES DE MYA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GARNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SHERPA RIF ALIMENTATION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 20 | MARINE · L AQUISANA · LE BACHAS · ECHAILLON 2200 · LES TROIS CAS | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE CIBOUIT · BLUE BIRD COCKTAIL BAR · L'ALPEN · AUBERGE DU PONT DE L'ALPE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MONETIER LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | FLORIAN TISSOT, MÉDECIN · JEREMY KLEIBER, MÉDECIN · MARION DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MARIE CURET, MÉDECIN · ANNA SETTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SERRE CHEVALIER 1500 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 MUNICIPALE DU MONÊTIER-LES-BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | UPSTHAIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | L' AUBERGE DU CHOUCAS · HOTEL LES COLCHIQUES · HOTEL DE L' EUROPE ET DES BAINS · AUBERGE DU PONT DE L'ALPE · LE MONETIER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES DEUX GLACIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,011 (2012) → 923 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 987 (1990) → 923 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,537, of which 79.7 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Monêtier-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Monêtier-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Monêtier-les-Bains): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Salle-les-Alpes): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Monêtier-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 177 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE MONETIER LES BAINS weather station, 0.7 km away at 1,459 m; the village itself is at 1,487 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRIANCON, 12.5 km away at 1,324 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 163 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 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE MONETIER LES BAINS, 0.7 km away at 1,459 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/aba9f514-b34a-3bc3-94de-cda65d7cfd60— “Marché hebdomadaire du Monêtier - Hiver”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05161
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Gets | 74 | 132 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luz-Saint-Sauveur | 65 | 571 km W | 900 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Ax-les-Thermes | 09 | 451 km SW | 1,285 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 714 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 642 km W | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 358 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Gets | 74 | 132 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 358 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ax-les-Thermes | 09 | 451 km SW | 1,285 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luz-Saint-Sauveur | 65 | 571 km W | 900 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 40 | 642 km W | 1,685 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 714 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Le Monêtier-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 73 | 64 km NE | 1,567 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 5.8 km SE | 892 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 69 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 18 km E | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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