Val-des-Prés
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val-des-Prés (INSEE 05174) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Briançonnais. Population 593 (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/05174-val-des-pres
Vitality score
Vitality score 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,106 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.1 | 5 | 0.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES COPAINS D'A BORD). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL DES PRES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE RENÉ SIESTRUNCK). [3]
2 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA LA CLAREE · FLOWER CAMPING LE MONTANA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 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 | LES COPAINS D'A BORD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL DES PRES | 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 MUNICIPALE RENÉ SIESTRUNCK | 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 | 2 | HUTTOPIA LA CLAREE · FLOWER CAMPING LE MONTANA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 579 (2012) → 593 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 479 (1990) → 593 (2023): 23.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 593, of which 44.9 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montgenèvre): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montgenèvre): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montgenèvre): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montgenèvre): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Val-des-Prés): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 129 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTGENEVRE weather station, 4 km away at 1,848 m; the village itself is at 1,393 m. [10]
The village sits 455 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 BRIANCON, 5.7 km away at 1,324 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 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 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTGENEVRE, 4 km away at 1,848 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 — 05174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05174
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mégevette | 74 | 140 km N | 619 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banne | 07 | 210 km W | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plovan | 29 | 907 km NW | 677 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linthal | 68 | 335 km N | 586 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussan | 30 | 203 km SW | 545 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cassen | 40 | 614 km W | 624 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mégevette | 74 | 140 km N | 619 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lussan | 30 | 203 km SW | 545 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 7 % · humidity 86 % |
| Banne | 07 | 210 km W | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linthal | 68 | 335 km N | 586 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cassen | 40 | 614 km W | 624 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plovan | 29 | 907 km NW | 677 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · 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 Val-des-Prés'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seytroux | 74 | 145 km N | 538 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andon | 06 | 131 km S | 665 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefontaine | 39 | 185 km N | 494 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séranon | 06 | 131 km S | 540 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamoura | 39 | 170 km N | 667 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valderoure | 06 | 128 km S | 539 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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