Saint-Pierre-Avez
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-Avez (INSEE 05155) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 35 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 2,719 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 32 (2012) → 35 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 20 (1990) → 35 (2023): 75 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 43, of which 53.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mison): 7.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laragne-Montéglin): 7.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Laragne-Montéglin): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laragne-Montéglin): 8.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barret-sur-Méouge): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 110 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LARAGNE MONTEGLIN weather station, 7.5 km away at 565 m; the village itself is at 767 m. [11]
The village sits 202 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 LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 7.5 km away at 565 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 202 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 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 7.5 km away at 565 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 — 05155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vianges | 21 | 342 km N | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gland | 89 | 414 km N | 36 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pech | 09 | 367 km SW | 36 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Lançon | 65 | 461 km W | 34 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poggio-Marinaccio | 2B | 354 km SE | 38 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Chambonie | 42 | 229 km NW | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chambonie | 42 | 229 km NW | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vianges | 21 | 342 km N | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poggio-Marinaccio | 2B | 354 km SE | 38 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pech | 09 | 367 km SW | 36 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Gland | 89 | 414 km N | 36 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lançon | 65 | 461 km W | 34 | 7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Pierre-Avez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanousse | 05 | 14 km NW | 39 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étoile-Saint-Cyrice | 05 | 13 km NW | 23 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moydans | 05 | 26 km NW | 38 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revest-Saint-Martin | 04 | 28 km S | 79 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 42 km SW | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salérans | 05 | 4.7 km W | 78 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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