Veynes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Veynes (INSEE 05179) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Buëch-Dévoluy. Population 3,214 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05179-veynes
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 6,727 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.07 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GATEAUX DE REVE · VEYNES BVP · AU P'TIT VEYNARD). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA GOURMANDE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI-MARKET · COURT CIRCUIT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (PATROSSO PERE ET FILS · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LA SERAFINE · CHETOUANE BEHIA · LA TETE AIL'HEUR · RESTAURANT LE CHAMPERUS · MARIE - DELICES). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (ROYAL KEBAB · EL CAMINO BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROMAIN MANIERE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER HALBEHER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TORA, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE ROBACH, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FONTROUGE · SELURL PHARMACIE CENTRALE VEYNES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE QUAI DES ARTS 2, AVENUE DES MARTYRS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES VARIETES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND · LYCEE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE VEYNES). [3]
3 × Bank (AGENCE DE VEYNES · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE VEYNES). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (DE FREITAS SANDRA · LES CISEAUX D'EMILIE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PETIT VAUX CHEZ CAMILLE · CAMPING SOLAIRE DU PETIT BUECH · CAMPING LES RIVES DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | GATEAUX DE REVE · VEYNES BVP · AU P'TIT VEYNARD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COCCI-MARKET · COURT CIRCUIT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | PATROSSO PERE ET FILS · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | LA SERAFINE · CHETOUANE BEHIA · LA TETE AIL'HEUR · RESTAURANT LE CHAMPERUS · MARIE - DELICES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | ROYAL KEBAB · EL CAMINO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ROMAIN MANIERE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER HALBEHER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TORA, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE ROBACH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE FONTROUGE · SELURL PHARMACIE CENTRALE VEYNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE QUAI DES ARTS 2, AVENUE DES MARTYRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES VARIETES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND · LYCEE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DE VEYNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | AGENCE DE VEYNES · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE VEYNES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | DE FREITAS SANDRA · LES CISEAUX D'EMILIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DU PETIT VAUX CHEZ CAMILLE · CAMPING SOLAIRE DU PETIT BUECH · CAMPING LES RIVES DU LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,149 (2012) → 3,214 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,148 (1990) → 3,214 (2023): 2.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,071, of which 11.5 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Veynes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Veynes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Veynes): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Veynes): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Veynes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the LE SAIX weather station, 6.6 km away at 801 m; the village itself is at 838 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA FAURIE, 6.9 km away at 825 m, over 27 summers. [9]
An average of 941 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VEYNES, 1.3 km away at 823 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 — 05179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirepoix | 09 | 355 km SW | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 572 km NW | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 0 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 412 km N | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 690 km NW | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coëx | 85 | 637 km NW | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 258 km SW | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puisserguier | 34 | 258 km SW | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mirepoix | 09 | 355 km SW | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 412 km N | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 572 km NW | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 0 % |
| Coëx | 85 | 637 km NW | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 % |
| Mortain-Bocage | 50 | 690 km NW | 2,961 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · 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 Veynes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castellane | 04 | 94 km SE | 1,472 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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