Montjay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montjay (INSEE 05086) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 104 (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 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 10,940 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| 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 (AUBIN DES GARDETTES). [3,4]
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, Library. [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 | AUBIN DES GARDETTES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 104 (2012) → 104 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 86 (1990) → 104 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 148, of which 54.7 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rosans): 10.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Orpierre): 8.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rosans): 10.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rosans): 10.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (L'Épine): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 110 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROSANS weather station, 11.6 km away at 625 m; the village itself is at 818 m. [11]
The village sits 193 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 ROSANS, 11.6 km away at 625 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 193 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 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SERRES, 10.9 km away at 652 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 — 05086/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05086/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05086/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05086/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05048
- 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-Jeure-d'Andaure | 07 | 118 km NW | 104 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiglun | 06 | 119 km SE | 104 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 27 km W | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhanette | 26 | 26 km SW | 107 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galey | 09 | 409 km W | 114 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 161 km W | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reilhanette | 26 | 26 km SW | 107 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeperdrix | 26 | 27 km W | 103 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeure-d'Andaure | 07 | 118 km NW | 104 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiglun | 06 | 119 km SE | 104 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 161 km W | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galey | 09 | 409 km W | 114 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · 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 Montjay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reilhanette | 26 | 26 km SW | 107 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Andéol | 26 | 57 km NW | 82 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Rosans | 05 | 7.3 km W | 153 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornillac | 26 | 20 km NW | 91 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieudan | 15 | 275 km W | 109 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 49 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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