L'Escarène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Escarène (INSEE 06057) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CC du Pays des Paillons. Population 2,585 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06057-l-escarene
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 82 % of the 8,042 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ETINCELLE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES CIGALES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA TAVERNE · L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'UNION · BAR TABAC DE LA GARE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST EXUPERY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEFAN FECIORU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC TRIOLLE, MÉDECIN · LAURIE TERRIER, MÉDECIN · LILIA HAIKEL, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-JEAN DONADEY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ESCARENE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'ESCARÈNE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · GYMNASE PATRICK BERAULT). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (IMAGIN HAIR · DUO BEAUTE). [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). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ETINCELLE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LES CIGALES | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LA TAVERNE · L'AUBERGE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE L'UNION · BAR TABAC DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | STEFAN FECIORU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC TRIOLLE, MÉDECIN · LAURIE TERRIER, MÉDECIN · LILIA HAIKEL, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-JEAN DONADEY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'ESCARENE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'ESCARÈNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · GYMNASE PATRICK BERAULT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | IMAGIN HAIR · DUO BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,449 (2012) → 2,585 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,751 (1990) → 2,585 (2023): 47.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,298, of which 9.6 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Escarène): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (L'Escarène): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Escarène): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Escarène): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (L'Escarène): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the L ESCARENE weather station, 0.5 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 352 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOSPEL, 7 km away at 843 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 491 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 919 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at L ESCARENE, 0.5 km away at 380 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a28744fa-124e-3152-9eb9-badf42ea4067— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 05 | 123 km NW | 2,628 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Fresnais | 35 | 883 km NW | 2,509 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Guiclan | 29 | 1,015 km NW | 2,585 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Péaule | 56 | 861 km NW | 2,929 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Bono | 56 | 904 km NW | 2,608 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
| Charleval | 13 | 170 km W | 2,640 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 05 | 123 km NW | 2,628 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Charleval | 13 | 170 km W | 2,640 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
| Péaule | 56 | 861 km NW | 2,929 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Fresnais | 35 | 883 km NW | 2,509 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Bono | 56 | 904 km NW | 2,608 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
| Guiclan | 29 | 1,015 km NW | 2,585 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · 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 L'Escarène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansargues | 34 | 265 km W | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just | 34 | 261 km W | 3,293 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murviel-lès-Montpellier | 34 | 292 km W | 2,075 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blausasc | 06 | 3.2 km S | 1,668 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Évenos | 83 | 143 km SW | 2,406 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 34 | 288 km W | 5,676 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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