La Bollène-Vésubie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bollène-Vésubie (INSEE 06020) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 662 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 16,666 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GARELLI'S). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DU BIAL). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (DETREILLE GEORGY). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (DG06450 · LE DRAGON · LE YETI · FICANASSES ET CASSEROLES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BOLLENE VESUBIE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BOLLENE VESUBIE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BOLLÈNE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LES CHAMOIS · LE RANCH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GARELLI'S | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DU BIAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | DETREILLE GEORGY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 5 | DG06450 · LE DRAGON · LE YETI · FICANASSES ET CASSEROLES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BOLLENE VESUBIE | 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 | LA BOLLENE VESUBIE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BOLLÈNE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LES CHAMOIS · LE RANCH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 552 (2012) → 662 (2023): 19.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 308 (1990) → 662 (2023): 114.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 668, of which 47.5 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bollène-Vésubie): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bollène-Vésubie): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Roquebillière): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lantosque): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Bollène-Vésubie): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANTOSQUE_SAPC weather station, 2.9 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 688 m. [11]
The village sits 138 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEIRA CAVA, 7.3 km away at 1,443 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 755 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 12 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LANTOSQUE_SAPC, 2.9 km away at 550 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06020
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagnas | 07 | 240 km W | 636 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 253 km W | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquebrun | 34 | 350 km W | 601 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Viens | 84 | 142 km W | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 271 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 98 km NW | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 98 km NW | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Viens | 84 | 142 km W | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vagnas | 07 | 240 km W | 636 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 253 km W | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 271 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquebrun | 34 | 350 km W | 601 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 La Bollène-Vésubie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villedieu | 84 | 186 km W | 507 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaufort-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 195 km NW | 494 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Najac | 12 | 428 km W | 771 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 189 km W | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 231 km NW | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 336 km W | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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