Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur (INSEE 05147) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 382 (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 30/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PATAGONIA FOOD TRUCK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST JULIEN EN CHAMPSAUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JULIEN EN CHAMPSAUR AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES CHENETS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | PATAGONIA FOOD TRUCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST JULIEN EN CHAMPSAUR | 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 | SAINT JULIEN 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 | 1 | HOTEL LES CHENETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 332 (2012) → 382 (2023): 15.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 252 (1990) → 382 (2023): 51.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 37.1 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chabottes): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-du-Cros): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ST-BONNET CHAMPSAUR weather station, 5.2 km away at 1,005 m; the village itself is at 1,104 m. [12]
The village sits 99 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 6.5 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 106 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,087 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-BONNET CHAMPSAUR, 5.2 km away at 1,005 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05147
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | 09 | 393 km SW | 428 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 362 km SE | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chalinargues | 15 | 258 km W | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac | 12 | 246 km W | 348 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 211 km N | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 419 km SW | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 211 km N | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hospitalet-du-Larzac | 12 | 246 km W | 348 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalinargues | 15 | 258 km W | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 362 km SE | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | 09 | 393 km SW | 428 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 419 km SW | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Julien-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalinargues | 15 | 258 km W | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coltines | 15 | 252 km W | 427 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières-de-Joux | 25 | 250 km N | 464 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautecour | 73 | 100 km N | 298 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Indevillers | 25 | 302 km N | 236 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vassieux-en-Vercors | 26 | 65 km NW | 341 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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