Fontan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontan (INSEE 06062) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 307 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,906 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.09 | 5 | 0.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE BRIAND). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (A VOTRE SERVICE · HO !! CAMION). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FONTAN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTAN LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CAMILLE GIOANNI). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHEZ DAVE). [3,4]
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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE BRIAND | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | A VOTRE SERVICE · HO !! CAMION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FONTAN | 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 | FONTAN LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CAMILLE GIOANNI | 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 | 1 | CHEZ DAVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 291 (2012) → 307 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 230 (1990) → 307 (2023): 33.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 45.6 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontan): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fontan): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Breil-sur-Roya): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Breil-sur-Roya): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fontan): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TENDE_SAPC weather station, 5.2 km away at 636 m; the village itself is at 420 m. [11]
The village sits 216 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TENDE_SAPC, 5.2 km away at 636 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 216 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 1,007 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TENDE_SAPC, 5.2 km away at 636 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 — 06062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c1322fac-eb4a-3cac-bba3-0ac826a23436— “Marché local de Fontan”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charroux | 03 | 422 km NW | 335 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puilaurens | 11 | 444 km W | 277 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-sur-Bésorgues | 07 | 271 km W | 285 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mosset | 66 | 446 km W | 321 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcols-les-Eaux | 07 | 266 km W | 291 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Motte-Chalancon | 26 | 181 km W | 395 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-Chalancon | 26 | 181 km W | 395 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marcols-les-Eaux | 07 | 266 km W | 291 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-sur-Bésorgues | 07 | 271 km W | 285 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charroux | 03 | 422 km NW | 335 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puilaurens | 11 | 444 km W | 277 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mosset | 66 | 446 km W | 321 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Fontan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puilaurens | 11 | 444 km W | 277 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vialas | 48 | 294 km W | 447 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soudorgues | 30 | 298 km W | 269 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Boutonne | 17 | 667 km NW | 267 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Concorès | 46 | 495 km W | 312 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 465 km W | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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