Montmaur
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montmaur (INSEE 05087) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Buëch-Dévoluy. Population 532 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05087-montmaur
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 17,624 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE CHEZ LIZ). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (TEXAS BURGER · CHEZ TOI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MONTMAUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTMAUR AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTMAUR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MON REPOS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | EPICERIE CHEZ LIZ | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 3 | TEXAS BURGER · CHEZ TOI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MONTMAUR | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MONTMAUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTMAUR | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MON REPOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 526 (2012) → 532 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 311 (1990) → 532 (2023): 71.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 368, of which 22 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Veynes): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Veynes): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Veynes): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Veynes): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montmaur): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 138 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA FAURIE weather station, 9.9 km away at 825 m; the village itself is at 915 m. [10]
The village sits 90 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 LA FAURIE, 9.9 km away at 825 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 90 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 941 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VEYNES, 4.7 km away at 823 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 — 05087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05087
- 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-Rabier | 24 | 378 km W | 538 | 33.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 296 km SW | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Poilhes | 34 | 264 km SW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Soing-Cubry-Charentenay | 70 | 335 km N | 555 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Thézan-des-Corbières | 11 | 298 km SW | 573 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Trausse | 11 | 300 km SW | 614 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilhes | 34 | 264 km SW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 296 km SW | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Thézan-des-Corbières | 11 | 298 km SW | 573 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Trausse | 11 | 300 km SW | 614 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Soing-Cubry-Charentenay | 70 | 335 km N | 555 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Rabier | 24 | 378 km W | 538 | 33.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Montmaur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-Pierre | 05 | 69 km NE | 518 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brusquet | 04 | 57 km SE | 965 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoard | 04 | 52 km SE | 744 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Faurie | 05 | 11 km W | 287 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspres-sur-Buëch | 05 | 11 km SW | 828 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pelleautier | 05 | 13 km SE | 863 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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