La Salle-les-Alpes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Salle-les-Alpes (INSEE 05161) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Briançonnais. Population 892 (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 68/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,014 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 | 0.64 | 25 | 16.1 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.09 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ALPAIN · BOULANGERIE AU COIN DU FEU). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA SPESA · AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LA BASSE COUR · L'EPICERIE D'EGLANTINE). [3,4]
29 × Restaurant (LE REFUGE · BIVOUAC DE LA CASSE · LA CANTINA · L'ARAVET). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LE SHACK · 1420 · FREJUS CAFE · BISTRO AND CO · LE ICE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA SALLE LES ALPES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RICHARD VARZINIAK, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MARIE CURET, MÉDECIN · JEREMY KLEIBER, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN TISSOT, MÉDECIN · ANNA SETTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES ECRINS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA SALLE LES ALPES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ROGER FRISON-ROCHE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (UCPA DU GRAND SERRE CHEVALIER). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HOTEL CHRISTIANIA · HOTEL LE FREJUS · LA VIEILLE FERME · VACANCES BLEUES · HÔTEL LE SERRE CHEVALIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'ALPAIN · BOULANGERIE AU COIN DU FEU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LA SPESA · AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LA BASSE COUR · L'EPICERIE D'EGLANTINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 29 | LE REFUGE · BIVOUAC DE LA CASSE · LA CANTINA · L'ARAVET | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LE SHACK · 1420 · FREJUS CAFE · BISTRO AND CO · LE ICE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA SALLE LES ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | RICHARD VARZINIAK, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MARIE CURET, MÉDECIN · JEREMY KLEIBER, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN TISSOT, MÉDECIN · ANNA SETTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES ECRINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA SALLE LES ALPES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ROGER FRISON-ROCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | UCPA DU GRAND SERRE CHEVALIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HOTEL CHRISTIANIA · HOTEL LE FREJUS · LA VIEILLE FERME · VACANCES BLEUES · HÔTEL LE SERRE CHEVALIER | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [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 932 (2012) → 892 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 981 (1990) → 892 (2023): -9.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,869, of which 86.9 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Salle-les-Alpes): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Salle-les-Alpes): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Salle-les-Alpes): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Salle-les-Alpes): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Salle-les-Alpes): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 167 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE MONETIER LES BAINS weather station, 5.1 km away at 1,459 m; the village itself is at 1,385 m. [9]
The village sits 74 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BRIANCON, 6.7 km away at 1,324 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 61 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE MONETIER LES BAINS, 5.1 km away at 1,459 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05161
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isola | 06 | 93 km SE | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 8 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 50 km N | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Allos | 04 | 78 km S | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 161 km N | 879 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | 73 | 60 km N | 724 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 90 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 50 km N | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | 73 | 60 km N | 724 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allos | 04 | 78 km S | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 90 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isola | 06 | 93 km SE | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 8 % |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 161 km N | 879 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · 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 La Salle-les-Alpes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtel | 74 | 149 km N | 1,174 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vars | 05 | 40 km S | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 5.8 km NW | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 65 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 23 km NW | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint François Longchamp | 73 | 55 km N | 433 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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