Savournon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Savournon (INSEE 05165) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 242 (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 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 17,081 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| 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 | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT FOURNIL DU PAIN D'AUJOUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAISON BEYNET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAS LES RASTELS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAVOURNON). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAVOURNON). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PETIT FOURNIL DU PAIN D'AUJOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MAISON BEYNET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SAS LES RASTELS | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAVOURNON | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAVOURNON | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 235 (2012) → 242 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 191 (1990) → 242 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 194, of which 29.4 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Savournon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Savournon): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Serres): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Serres): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Savournon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 125 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 6.3 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 738 m. [10]
The village sits 63 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LARAGNE MONTEGLIN, 11.4 km away at 565 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 173 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE SAIX, 6.3 km away at 801 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05166
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martrin | 12 | 259 km W | 241 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rivoal | 29 | 868 km NW | 223 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Peyriac | 47 | 452 km W | 305 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Mellionnec | 22 | 813 km NW | 443 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid | 43 | 134 km NW | 232 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 74 % |
| Pruines | 12 | 261 km W | 289 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid | 43 | 134 km NW | 232 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 74 % |
| Martrin | 12 | 259 km W | 241 | 33.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pruines | 12 | 261 km W | 289 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Peyriac | 47 | 452 km W | 305 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Mellionnec | 22 | 813 km NW | 443 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rivoal | 29 | 868 km NW | 223 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Savournon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaumeilh | 04 | 20 km SE | 270 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chabestan | 05 | 6.3 km N | 173 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 5.2 km NW | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bersac | 05 | 3.6 km W | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Robine-sur-Galabre | 04 | 44 km SE | 301 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 27 km E | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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