Le Saix
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Saix (INSEE 05158) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Buëch-Dévoluy. Population 126 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 12,633 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.04 | 5 | 0.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE 69 LA PIZZERIA AU BOUT DU MOND). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | LE 69 LA PIZZERIA AU BOUT DU MOND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 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 102 (2012) → 126 (2023): 23.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 64 (1990) → 126 (2023): 96.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 48.2 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Veynes): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chabestan): 5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Veynes): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Veynes): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Savournon): 6.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 132 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 0.8 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 825 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA FAURIE, 11.8 km away at 825 m, over 27 summers. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE SAIX, 0.8 km away at 801 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 — 05158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05165
- 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-Jurs | 04 | 71 km SE | 140 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Geniez | 04 | 31 km SE | 112 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valla-sur-Rochefort | 42 | 211 km NW | 105 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sausses | 04 | 92 km SE | 131 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| Soulatgé | 11 | 321 km SW | 126 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arcizans-Dessus | 65 | 509 km W | 116 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 9 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Geniez | 04 | 31 km SE | 112 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jurs | 04 | 71 km SE | 140 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sausses | 04 | 92 km SE | 131 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 0 % |
| La Valla-sur-Rochefort | 42 | 211 km NW | 105 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulatgé | 11 | 321 km SW | 126 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arcizans-Dessus | 65 | 509 km W | 116 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 9 % |
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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 Le Saix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oze | 05 | 3.7 km NW | 103 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Éourres | 05 | 31 km S | 151 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdrôme | 26 | 20 km W | 133 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furmeyer | 05 | 7.2 km N | 169 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 6.3 km W | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 11 km W | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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