La Colle-sur-Loup
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Colle-sur-Loup (INSEE 06044) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de Sophia Antipolis. Population 8,202 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 2,960 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.27 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O BON VIEUX PAIN · LA BOULANGE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BOUCHERIE BELTRANDO · GUEUR ENRICK). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TRAITEUR CHOPIN · SK BURGER). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SOC LA COLLOISE · AUREDIS). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (LA PAUSE NATURE · SARL LE SAINT ELOI · FAIM DE LOUP · LA CHAPELLE SAINT JAUME · ROCH LOISIRS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (L'HAPPY COLLE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BRUSQUETS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANZA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TEISSEIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PENNAC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE YVES KLEIN). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EVE BACHELET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL CASTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC SOUILLARD, MÉDECIN · GILLES LE LIBOUX, MÉDECIN · GEORGETA TOADER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DU JEU DE PAUME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (BIENASSIS ANNICK · CORYLAUR · ELLA ESTHETIQUE ET COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL L'ABBAYE · HOTEL MARC HELY · LE CLOS DES ARTS · LA BASTIDE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU VALLON ROUGE · SITES ET PAYSAGES CAMPING LES PINEDES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | O BON VIEUX PAIN · LA BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL BOUCHERIE BELTRANDO · GUEUR ENRICK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | TRAITEUR CHOPIN · SK BURGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOC LA COLLOISE · AUREDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 31 | LA PAUSE NATURE · SARL LE SAINT ELOI · FAIM DE LOUP · LA CHAPELLE SAINT JAUME · ROCH LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'HAPPY COLLE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BRUSQUETS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANZA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TEISSEIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PENNAC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE YVES KLEIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | EVE BACHELET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL CASTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC SOUILLARD, MÉDECIN · GILLES LE LIBOUX, MÉDECIN · GEORGETA TOADER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SARL PHARMACIE DU JEU DE PAUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | BIENASSIS ANNICK · CORYLAUR · ELLA ESTHETIQUE ET COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL L'ABBAYE · HOTEL MARC HELY · LE CLOS DES ARTS · LA BASTIDE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU VALLON ROUGE · SITES ET PAYSAGES CAMPING LES PINEDES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,726 (2012) → 8,202 (2023): 6.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,025 (1990) → 8,202 (2023): 36.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,469, of which 18.8 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Colle-sur-Loup): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Colle-sur-Loup): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Colle-sur-Loup): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Colle-sur-Loup): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Colle-sur-Loup): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 2 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TOURRETTES SUR LOUP weather station, 4.5 km away at 311 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [10]
The village sits 224 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 22 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 4.5 km away at 311 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 224 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 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 4.5 km away at 311 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ee2daa5d-228e-355e-b5b5-9e50473d3eda— “Un marché de plein air avec des produits du terroir tous les samedi !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 68 | 449 km N | 8,259 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | 78 | 679 km NW | 7,747 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valréas | 84 | 186 km NW | 9,224 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 836 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Angles | 30 | 189 km W | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pézenas | 34 | 298 km W | 7,797 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valréas | 84 | 186 km NW | 9,224 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Angles | 30 | 189 km W | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pézenas | 34 | 298 km W | 7,797 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 68 | 449 km N | 8,259 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | 78 | 679 km NW | 7,747 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 836 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · 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 La Colle-sur-Loup'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mèze | 34 | 283 km W | 12,669 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beausoleil | 06 | 27 km E | 11,936 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gigean | 34 | 274 km W | 6,639 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Trinité | 06 | 18 km E | 10,602 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 16 km E | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 9.3 km SW | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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