La Motte-en-Champsaur
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-en-Champsaur (INSEE 05090) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 207 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 16,166 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA MOTTE EN CHAMPSAUR AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE SERRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LA MOTTE EN CHAMPSAUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE SERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 227 (2012) → 207 (2023): -8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 155 (1990) → 207 (2023): 33.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 38.7 % second homes and 16.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubessagne): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubessagne): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aubessagne): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Poligny): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 116 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-BONNET CHAMPSAUR weather station, 5.3 km away at 1,005 m; the village itself is at 1,099 m. [11]
The village sits 94 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 ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 13.2 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 111 m above 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 1,031 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOTTE-DALMAS, 0.1 km away at 1,100 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 — 05090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annay-sur-Serein | 89 | 370 km NW | 205 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barre | 81 | 280 km W | 203 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saléchan | 65 | 479 km W | 242 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Cortevaix | 71 | 229 km NW | 247 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Termes | 48 | 229 km W | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Aisey-sur-Seine | 21 | 355 km N | 160 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termes | 48 | 229 km W | 214 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Cortevaix | 71 | 229 km NW | 247 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barre | 81 | 280 km W | 203 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aisey-sur-Seine | 21 | 355 km N | 160 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annay-sur-Serein | 89 | 370 km NW | 205 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saléchan | 65 | 479 km W | 242 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
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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 La Motte-en-Champsaur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelouse | 48 | 195 km W | 231 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 199 km W | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapois | 39 | 234 km N | 219 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beyrède-Jumet-Camous | 65 | 497 km W | 194 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire | 48 | 177 km W | 185 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ordonnaz | 01 | 130 km N | 151 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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