Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard (INSEE 05144) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 113 (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 3.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 11,635 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.69 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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, 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 | 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 | 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 148 (2012) → 113 (2023): -23.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 147 (1990) → 113 (2023): -23.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 166, of which 56 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Firmin): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Firmin): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Firmin): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Firmin): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Firmin): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 106 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST FIRMIN weather station, 1.1 km away at 935 m; the village itself is at 870 m. [9]
The village sits 65 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 ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 18.1 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 340 m above 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 1,107 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST FIRMIN, 1.1 km away at 935 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05144/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05144/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05144/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05144/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-Lachamp | 07 | 127 km W | 112 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mas-Saint-Chély | 48 | 215 km W | 112 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gijounet | 81 | 296 km W | 115 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Geneste | 43 | 197 km W | 110 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 68 % |
| Bourgeauville | 14 | 675 km NW | 104 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 3 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baffie | 63 | 190 km NW | 111 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-Lachamp | 07 | 127 km W | 112 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baffie | 63 | 190 km NW | 111 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Geneste | 43 | 197 km W | 110 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 68 % |
| Mas-Saint-Chély | 48 | 215 km W | 112 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gijounet | 81 | 296 km W | 115 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourgeauville | 14 | 675 km NW | 104 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 3 % · 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 Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze | 26 | 70 km SW | 116 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quet-en-Beaumont | 38 | 14 km NW | 79 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auzers | 15 | 286 km W | 159 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger | 06 | 107 km SE | 61 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comps | 26 | 77 km W | 137 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvare | 06 | 112 km SE | 52 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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