Saint-Véran
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Véran (INSEE 05157) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Guillestrois et du Queyras. Population 160 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05157-saint-veran
Vitality score
Vitality score 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.12 | 10 | 1.23 |
| 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]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ETERLOU · LA CAROTTO). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (SARL BOUTICARI · LE MONCHU · AH DEMARETS · NAMAN 05). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ATA PEYRA HOTEL AND SPA). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST VERAN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT VERAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-VÉRAN). [3]
5 × Hotel (LES CHALETS DU VILLARD · L'ATA PEYRA HOTEL AND SPA · HOTEL LE GRAND TÉTRAS · LE MONCHU · HOTEL CLAUSIS ST VERAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 2 | L'ETERLOU · LA CAROTTO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 8 | SARL BOUTICARI · LE MONCHU · AH DEMARETS · NAMAN 05 | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ATA PEYRA HOTEL AND SPA | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST VERAN | 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 VERAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-VÉRAN | 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 | 5 | LES CHALETS DU VILLARD · L'ATA PEYRA HOTEL AND SPA · HOTEL LE GRAND TÉTRAS · LE MONCHU · HOTEL CLAUSIS ST VERAN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 274 (2012) → 160 (2023): -41.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 257 (1990) → 160 (2023): -37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 453, of which 75.7 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Molines-en-Queyras): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Véran): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aiguilles): 8.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aiguilles): 9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Véran): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 174 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST VERAN weather station, 0.3 km away at 1,992 m; the village itself is at 2,029 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COL AGNEL-NIVOSE, 8.6 km away at 2,627 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 598 m above 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 739 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST VERAN, 0.3 km away at 1,992 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 — 05157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05003
- 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-Colomban-des-Villards | 73 | 83 km NW | 143 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évisa | 2A | 314 km SE | 231 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vernet | 04 | 61 km SW | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 375 km SE | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 449 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 277 km W | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 3 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vernet | 04 | 61 km SW | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Colomban-des-Villards | 73 | 83 km NW | 143 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 277 km W | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 3 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évisa | 2A | 314 km SE | 231 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 375 km SE | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 449 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · 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-Véran'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvieux | 05 | 13 km NW | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguilles | 05 | 9.0 km N | 369 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villar-d'Arêne | 05 | 57 km NW | 300 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-en-Margeride | 48 | 269 km W | 148 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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