Saint-Laurent-du-Cros
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-du-Cros (INSEE 05148) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 580 (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 37.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,296 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 | 0.32 | 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 | 0.43 | 5 | 2.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SALAISON DU CHAMPSAUR). [3]
1 × Restaurant (LE COURS DU DRAC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST LAURENT DU CROS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LAURENT DU CROS AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | SALAISON DU CHAMPSAUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | LE COURS DU DRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST LAURENT DU CROS | 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 LAURENT DU CROS 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 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 507 (2012) → 580 (2023): 14.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 332 (1990) → 580 (2023): 74.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 413, of which 28.6 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Fare-en-Champsaur): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-du-Cros): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-du-Cros): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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, 5.5 km away at 1,005 m; the village itself is at 1,090 m. [11]
The village sits 85 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 GAP, 7.8 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 205 m below 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 1,087 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-BONNET CHAMPSAUR, 5.5 km away at 1,005 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 251,375 € — 2,441 € per m² of built surface. [12]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 194,500 € — 1,867 € per m². [12]
The median across Hautes-Alpes is 2,500 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05132
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcy-sur-Cure | 89 | 376 km NW | 486 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sirod | 39 | 232 km N | 543 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arçais | 79 | 561 km W | 615 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Chamant | 19 | 337 km W | 468 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Privé | 89 | 414 km NW | 515 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balsièges | 48 | 211 km W | 608 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsièges | 48 | 211 km W | 608 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sirod | 39 | 232 km N | 543 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chamant | 19 | 337 km W | 468 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Arcy-sur-Cure | 89 | 376 km NW | 486 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 7 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Privé | 89 | 414 km NW | 515 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arçais | 79 | 561 km W | 615 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · 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 Saint-Laurent-du-Cros'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirod | 39 | 232 km N | 543 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières-de-Joux | 25 | 252 km N | 464 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | 05 | 2.2 km NE | 382 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coltines | 15 | 251 km W | 427 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boujailles | 25 | 250 km N | 461 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalinargues | 15 | 257 km W | 304 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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