Saint-Firmin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Firmin (INSEE 05142) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 468 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05142-saint-firmin
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 17,894 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOYER ROLLAND · SCDF BOYER ROLLAND ET CLAUDE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAFE DU MIDI RESTAURANT LA VIOLETTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR LE VALGAUDEMAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-FIRMIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MYLENE PARA-DOUCELANCE, MÉDECIN · ANNE PACZKOWSKI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SORYA LY, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN DOUCELANCE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE DU VALGAUDEMAR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA PENSÉE SAUVAGE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LA TRINITE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PRA · CAMPING LA VILLETTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | TOURTONS DU CHAMPSAUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOYER ROLLAND · SCDF BOYER ROLLAND ET CLAUDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | CAFE DU MIDI RESTAURANT LA VIOLETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR LE VALGAUDEMAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-FIRMIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MYLENE PARA-DOUCELANCE, MÉDECIN · ANNE PACZKOWSKI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SORYA LY, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN DOUCELANCE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELEURL PHARMACIE DU VALGAUDEMAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 LA PENSÉE SAUVAGE | 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 | 1 | HOTEL LA TRINITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LA PRA · CAMPING LA VILLETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 477 (2012) → 468 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 408 (1990) → 468 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 563, of which 53.8 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Firmin): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Firmin): 1.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Firmin): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Firmin): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Firmin): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 107 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST FIRMIN weather station, 0.4 km away at 935 m; the village itself is at 884 m. [10]
The village sits 51 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 18.8 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 326 m above 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 1,107 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST FIRMIN, 0.4 km away at 935 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 — 05142/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5b05604d-7d83-3d18-a8a7-254ea5e72675— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05142/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05142/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05142/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance | 48 | 187 km W | 532 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coucouron | 07 | 163 km W | 777 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petreto-Bicchisano | 2A | 410 km SE | 572 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Levie | 2A | 424 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castillon-en-Couserans | 09 | 451 km SW | 428 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colmars | 04 | 82 km SE | 583 | 72.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colmars | 04 | 82 km SE | 583 | 72.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 84 % |
| Coucouron | 07 | 163 km W | 777 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance | 48 | 187 km W | 532 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petreto-Bicchisano | 2A | 410 km SE | 572 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Levie | 2A | 424 km SE | 674 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castillon-en-Couserans | 09 | 451 km SW | 428 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Firmin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massat | 09 | 430 km SW | 749 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anost | 71 | 296 km NW | 695 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viens | 84 | 105 km S | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-d'Embrun | 05 | 45 km SE | 705 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entraigues | 38 | 15 km NW | 225 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalencon | 07 | 115 km W | 328 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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