Clans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clans (INSEE 06042) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 703 (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 50.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,372 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU PONT DE CLANS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · LA RENAISSU). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE CHEF VOUS PROPOSE · LE FOUR · LA PETITE CHEFFE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CLANS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE CLANS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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 | LE FOURNIL DU PONT DE CLANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · LA RENAISSU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | LE CHEF VOUS PROPOSE · LE FOUR · LA PETITE CHEFFE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | CLANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE CLANS | 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 | 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 575 (2012) → 703 (2023): 22.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 496 (1990) → 703 (2023): 41.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 598, of which 25.9 % second homes and 19.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clans): 2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Villars-sur-Var): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villars-sur-Var): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Clans): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RIMPLAS_SAPC weather station, 8.1 km away at 1,130 m; the village itself is at 675 m. [10]
The village sits 455 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 ST MARTIN VESUBIE, 12.5 km away at 1,044 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 369 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 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RIMPLAS_SAPC, 8.1 km away at 1,130 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 — 06042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens | 34 | 297 km W | 667 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 567 km NW | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron | 45 | 539 km NW | 836 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 217 km NW | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pontevès | 83 | 102 km SW | 784 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riols | 34 | 354 km W | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontevès | 83 | 102 km SW | 784 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 217 km NW | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens | 34 | 297 km W | 667 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Riols | 34 | 354 km W | 708 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Aveyron | 45 | 539 km NW | 836 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 567 km NW | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Clans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyméras | 84 | 164 km W | 585 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | 04 | 76 km W | 683 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faucon | 84 | 162 km W | 454 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laval-Pradel | 30 | 248 km W | 1,125 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Vernarède | 30 | 253 km W | 364 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 248 km W | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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