Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villar-Saint-Pancrace (INSEE 05183) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC du Briançonnais. Population 1,433 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 11,972 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (1723). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAR ST PANCRACE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLARD SAINT PANCRACE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLARD-SAINT-PANCRACE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NATURE ET COIFF · SALON JUST R). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1723 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAR ST PANCRACE | 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 | 1 | VILLARD SAINT PANCRACE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLARD-SAINT-PANCRACE | 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 | 2 | NATURE ET COIFF · SALON JUST R | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,446 (2012) → 1,433 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,287 (1990) → 1,433 (2023): 11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,117, of which 26.8 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briançon): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Briançon): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Briançon): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Briançon): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villar-Saint-Pancrace): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 125 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLAR ST PANCRACE weather station, 1.1 km away at 1,310 m; the village itself is at 1,236 m. [10]
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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLAR ST PANCRACE, 1.1 km away at 1,310 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 m above 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 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 81 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLAR ST PANCRACE, 1.1 km away at 1,310 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 — 05183/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05183/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05183/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05183/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senozan | 71 | 218 km NW | 1,135 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsat | 63 | 299 km NW | 1,426 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peillonnex | 74 | 141 km N | 1,381 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castellar | 06 | 138 km SE | 996 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lovagny | 74 | 124 km N | 1,358 | 40.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Farnay | 42 | 173 km NW | 1,355 | 35.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovagny | 74 | 124 km N | 1,358 | 40.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castellar | 06 | 138 km SE | 996 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Peillonnex | 74 | 141 km N | 1,381 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Farnay | 42 | 173 km NW | 1,355 | 35.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senozan | 71 | 218 km NW | 1,135 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsat | 63 | 299 km NW | 1,426 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · 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 Villar-Saint-Pancrace'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchaumois | 39 | 185 km N | 1,139 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Susville | 38 | 67 km W | 1,134 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brusquet | 04 | 83 km S | 965 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoard | 04 | 89 km SW | 744 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arlanc | 63 | 236 km W | 1,785 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crotenay | 39 | 218 km N | 610 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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