Montclus
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montclus (INSEE 05081) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 54 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 5,372 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU FOUR ET AU JARDIN). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTCLUS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 1 | AU FOUR ET AU JARDIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTCLUS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 57 (2012) → 54 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 45 (1990) → 54 (2023): 20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 54, of which 50 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serres): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Serres): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Serres): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Serres): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Serres): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 12.5 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 713 m. [9]
The village sits 88 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 13.9 km away at 565 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 148 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SERRES, 2.3 km away at 652 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05166
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieuche | 06 | 116 km SE | 50 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fosse | 66 | 319 km SW | 52 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Matra | 2B | 382 km SE | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| La Chapelle-Bertin | 43 | 184 km NW | 50 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gatuzières | 48 | 176 km W | 52 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riboux | 83 | 124 km S | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieuche | 06 | 116 km SE | 50 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riboux | 83 | 124 km S | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gatuzières | 48 | 176 km W | 52 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Bertin | 43 | 184 km NW | 50 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fosse | 66 | 319 km SW | 52 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Matra | 2B | 382 km SE | 54 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Montclus'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigottier | 05 | 4.5 km N | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhanette | 26 | 34 km SW | 107 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanousse | 05 | 7.0 km S | 39 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nibles | 04 | 31 km SE | 54 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étoile-Saint-Cyrice | 05 | 12 km S | 23 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Saix | 05 | 13 km NE | 126 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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