Berre-les-Alpes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Berre-les-Alpes (INSEE 06015) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CC du Pays des Paillons. Population 1,316 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 37.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 12,585 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
5 × Restaurant (LA PIZZA · LA PAGODE · LAVAGNA AND CO · BERRA PIZZA · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES ALPES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BERRE LES ALPES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BERRE LES ALPES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BERRE LES ALPES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VARGAS ODETTE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL - RESTAURANT BEAUSEJOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 5 | LA PIZZA · LA PAGODE · LAVAGNA AND CO · BERRA PIZZA · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BERRE LES ALPES | 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 | BERRE LES ALPES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BERRE LES ALPES | 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 | 1 | VARGAS ODETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL - RESTAURANT BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,278 (2012) → 1,316 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 857 (1990) → 1,316 (2023): 53.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 808, of which 17.1 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Contes): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (L'Escarène): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Contes): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Escarène): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Berre-les-Alpes): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BERRE-DES-ALPES weather station, 1 km away at 715 m; the village itself is at 671 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LEVENS_RESERVOIRS, 8 km away at 668 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BERRE-DES-ALPES, 1 km away at 715 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b6afd473-7c03-3fd3-b3ba-631158035d92— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 270 km W | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mus | 30 | 251 km W | 1,646 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Amont | 66 | 394 km W | 1,292 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Veyras | 07 | 242 km NW | 1,505 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Boussières | 25 | 386 km N | 1,208 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
| Challex | 01 | 282 km N | 1,632 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyras | 07 | 242 km NW | 1,505 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mus | 30 | 251 km W | 1,646 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 270 km W | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Challex | 01 | 282 km N | 1,632 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boussières | 25 | 386 km N | 1,208 | 35.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Amont | 66 | 394 km W | 1,292 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Berre-les-Alpes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspremont | 06 | 8.4 km SW | 2,346 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 666 km W | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coaraze | 06 | 4.6 km NW | 827 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Estèphe | 33 | 661 km W | 1,638 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Félix-Lauragais | 31 | 440 km W | 1,252 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 33 | 665 km W | 1,245 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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