Théus
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Théus (INSEE 05171) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 232 (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 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 16,846 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DU VALLAURIA · L&J TOURTONS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BALCON DE THEUS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE THEUS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE DU VALLAURIA · L&J TOURTONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 BALCON DE THEUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE THEUS | 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 | 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 208 (2012) → 232 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 140 (1990) → 232 (2023): 65.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 35.4 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Théus): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Remollon): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Espinasses): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Espinasses): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Théus): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 142 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TALLARD weather station, 12.7 km away at 593 m; the village itself is at 885 m. [11]
The village sits 292 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 TALLARD, 12.7 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 292 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 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TALLARD, 12.7 km away at 593 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 — 05171/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05171/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05171/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05171/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagarde | 09 | 377 km SW | 217 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Louroux-de-Bouble | 03 | 317 km NW | 226 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tombe | 77 | 496 km NW | 208 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Père | 89 | 381 km NW | 289 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Badefols-sur-Dordogne | 24 | 429 km W | 202 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Milhac | 46 | 385 km W | 198 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louroux-de-Bouble | 03 | 317 km NW | 226 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagarde | 09 | 377 km SW | 217 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Père | 89 | 381 km NW | 289 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milhac | 46 | 385 km W | 198 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Badefols-sur-Dordogne | 24 | 429 km W | 202 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Tombe | 77 | 496 km NW | 208 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Théus'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréziers | 05 | 5.5 km S | 229 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 15 km W | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mure-Argens | 04 | 61 km SE | 345 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément-sur-Durance | 05 | 36 km NE | 343 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séderon | 26 | 60 km SW | 237 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrages | 04 | 48 km S | 100 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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