Isola
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Isola (INSEE 06073) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 642 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06073-isola
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 99 % of the 16,773 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 | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.15 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX 2000 FEUILLES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ISOLADIS). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LE CROCODILE · RESTAURANT COW CLUB · LA GUERITE · SARL C.E.T.N.S.B · LE REFUGE DE COMBE GROSSE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CUBA LOCA). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISOLA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISOLA 2000). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL FREJACQUES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ISOLA 2000). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ISOLA 2000 AP · ISOLA AP). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ISOLA 2000 · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ISOLA). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA CLUB 2000). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (TRAPICK 70). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DRUOS · CHALET MARANO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
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 | AUX 2000 FEUILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ISOLADIS | 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 | 27 | LE CROCODILE · RESTAURANT COW CLUB · LA GUERITE · SARL C.E.T.N.S.B · LE REFUGE DE COMBE GROSSE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CUBA LOCA | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISOLA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ISOLA 2000 | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PASCAL FREJACQUES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ISOLA 2000 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ISOLA 2000 AP · ISOLA AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ISOLA 2000 · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ISOLA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA CLUB 2000 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | TRAPICK 70 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DRUOS · CHALET MARANO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 747 (2012) → 642 (2023): -14.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 576 (1990) → 642 (2023): 11.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,439, of which 88.9 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Isola): 8.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Isola): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Isola): 8.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 12.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Isola): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ISOLA 2000 weather station, 7.7 km away at 1,912 m; the village itself is at 875 m. [10]
The village sits 1,037 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]
An average of 1,250 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ISOLA 2000, 7.7 km away at 1,912 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 136 km N | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 14 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 93 km NW | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 8 % |
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | 73 | 151 km N | 724 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 178 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Peisey-Nancroix | 73 | 153 km N | 632 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 146 km N | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 93 km NW | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 8 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 136 km N | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 14 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 146 km N | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 % |
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | 73 | 151 km N | 724 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 % |
| Peisey-Nancroix | 73 | 153 km N | 632 | 66.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 178 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
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