Gourdon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gourdon (INSEE 06068) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de Sophia Antipolis. Population 367 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 18,049 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLORIAN SAS). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (SIMION JOSEE · LES GRANDS HOMMES · BA.LU.CA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DE GOURDON). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DU LOUP). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GOURDON AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FLORIAN SAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 10 | SIMION JOSEE · LES GRANDS HOMMES · BA.LU.CA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE DE GOURDON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DU LOUP | 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 | GOURDON AP | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 416 (2012) → 367 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 294 (1990) → 367 (2023): 24.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 250, of which 16.4 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gourdon): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-Grasse): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Bar-sur-Loup): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Le Bar-sur-Loup): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Gourdon): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CAUSSOLS weather station, 5.2 km away at 1,268 m; the village itself is at 797 m. [12]
The village sits 471 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CAUSSOLS, 5.2 km away at 1,268 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 471 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,254 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 15.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CAUSSOLS, 5.2 km away at 1,268 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2b8a7d63-04f4-3380-b3fd-5d62cf875b65— “Marché alimentaire, produits locaux, tous les dimanche d'Avril à Octobre, sur la place du Château.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuits | 89 | 494 km NW | 362 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méobecq | 36 | 549 km NW | 361 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Ribay | 53 | 769 km NW | 463 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 406 km N | 385 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Traves | 70 | 439 km N | 345 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carisey | 89 | 526 km NW | 377 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 406 km N | 385 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Traves | 70 | 439 km N | 345 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nuits | 89 | 494 km NW | 362 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carisey | 89 | 526 km NW | 377 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méobecq | 36 | 549 km NW | 361 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Ribay | 53 | 769 km NW | 463 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Gourdon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ribay | 53 | 769 km NW | 463 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-Launay | 29 | 988 km NW | 404 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baupte | 50 | 889 km NW | 436 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouégat-Moysan | 29 | 976 km NW | 717 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Céaux | 50 | 843 km NW | 414 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare | 27 | 801 km NW | 427 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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