Biot
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biot (INSEE 06018) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de Sophia Antipolis. Population 10,511 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06018-biot
Vitality score
Vitality score 62/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 70 % of the 2,334 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.8 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.76 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LOGEROT · B. HAPPY · B.HAPPY · M.G BAKER · MSJ PRODUCTION). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BIOT 3000). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CO.DI.AL · VINCENTMAG · DR SMOKE · QUATRE CENT DIX · KING 3000). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CALAO 213). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'OSTREA). [3]
40 × Restaurant (LES TERRAILLERS · FLG · MARCMANIA · CUCINA VERA · THE GREEN KING). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA VERRERIE · L'AUBERGE DE L'EDEN). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CALADE SAINT-ROCH · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN NEUF). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MOURATOGLOU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CALADE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOULIN NEUF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE OLIVARI). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE L'EGANAUDE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COLLEGE MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL LES COLIBRIS). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE BIESTRO, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE PEPINEAU, MÉDECIN · IANIS MELLERIN, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE TRANCART, MÉDECIN · SOFIA GALLI, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT PHILIPPE · PHARMACIE BIOT 3000). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BIOT VILLAGE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SONIA DELAUNAY COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DE L EGANAUDE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (KARINE COIFFURE · DONG HUE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL ARCADES · SOPHIA COUNTRY CLUB · HOTEL LA BASTIDE DE BIOT · MOXY SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EDEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BOULANGERIE LOGEROT · B. HAPPY · B.HAPPY · M.G BAKER · MSJ PRODUCTION | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE BIOT 3000 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CO.DI.AL · VINCENTMAG · DR SMOKE · QUATRE CENT DIX · KING 3000 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CALAO 213 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'OSTREA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Restaurant | 40 | LES TERRAILLERS · FLG · MARCMANIA · CUCINA VERA · THE GREEN KING | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR DE LA VERRERIE · L'AUBERGE DE L'EDEN | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CALADE SAINT-ROCH · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN NEUF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MOURATOGLOU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CALADE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOULIN NEUF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE OLIVARI | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE L'EGANAUDE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COLLEGE MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL LES COLIBRIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | PATRICE BIESTRO, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE PEPINEAU, MÉDECIN · IANIS MELLERIN, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE TRANCART, MÉDECIN · SOFIA GALLI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE SAINT PHILIPPE · PHARMACIE BIOT 3000 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BIOT VILLAGE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SONIA DELAUNAY COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE DE L EGANAUDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVOYANCE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | KARINE COIFFURE · DONG HUE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL ARCADES · SOPHIA COUNTRY CLUB · HOTEL LA BASTIDE DE BIOT · MOXY SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 10,054 (2012) → 10,511 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,575 (1990) → 10,511 (2023): 88.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,884, of which 11.9 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Biot): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Biot): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Biot): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Antibes): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Biot): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANTIBES_SAPC weather station, 3.5 km away at 32 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 28 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALBONNE-SOPHIA, 5.5 km away at 238 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 182 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 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANTIBES_SAPC, 3.5 km away at 32 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passy | 74 | 257 km N | 10,856 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,139 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fuveau | 13 | 125 km W | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 7,126 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 313 km N | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 7.2 km W | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbonne | 06 | 7.2 km W | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 43 % |
| Fuveau | 13 | 125 km W | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Passy | 74 | 257 km N | 10,856 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 313 km N | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 7,126 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,139 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Biot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucciana | 2B | 226 km SE | 6,923 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-Loubet | 06 | 3.9 km NE | 17,548 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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