Levens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Levens (INSEE 06075) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 5,377 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06075-levens
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 4,389 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.08 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL ALEXIS · IV PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE LEVENSOISE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPER LEVENS · LES HAUTS DE LEVENS · UTILE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ATELIER DE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (MAC PIZZA · RESTAURANT FELIX FAURE · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA BOULEGA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES OLIVIERS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT ROCH). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAIMOUNA BONNEFOND, MÉDECIN · GREGORY PATTYN, MÉDECIN · MARINE BERARDO, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE GOMMY PATTYN, MÉDECIN · GISELE GATEIN-LONGATO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES VALLEES). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LEVENS SPAR LPP RP · PLAN DU VAR AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LEVENS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU RIVET). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL LEVENS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CHRYSTELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CALOU COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL VIGNERAIE DE LEVENS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL ALEXIS · IV PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE LEVENSOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SUPER LEVENS · LES HAUTS DE LEVENS · UTILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ATELIER DE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 21 | MAC PIZZA · RESTAURANT FELIX FAURE · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA BOULEGA | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT ROCH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MAIMOUNA BONNEFOND, MÉDECIN · GREGORY PATTYN, MÉDECIN · MARINE BERARDO, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE GOMMY PATTYN, MÉDECIN · GISELE GATEIN-LONGATO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LEVENS SPAR LPP RP · PLAN DU VAR AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LEVENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU RIVET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL LEVENS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CHRYSTELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CALOU COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL VIGNERAIE DE LEVENS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,761 (2012) → 5,377 (2023): 12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,686 (1990) → 5,377 (2023): 100.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,487, of which 7.2 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Levens): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Levens): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Levens): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Levens): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Levens): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LEVENS_RESERVOIRS weather station, 0.9 km away at 668 m; the village itself is at 545 m. [9]
The village sits 123 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LEVENS_RESERVOIRS, 0.9 km away at 668 m, over 13 summers. [9]
That station sits 123 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 835 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LEVENS_RESERVOIRS, 0.9 km away at 668 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousset | 13 | 136 km W | 5,425 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Rove | 13 | 168 km W | 5,246 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 336 km W | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Servian | 34 | 320 km W | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 18 | 549 km NW | 5,451 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 837 km NW | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rousset | 13 | 136 km W | 5,425 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Rove | 13 | 168 km W | 5,246 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Servian | 34 | 320 km W | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 336 km W | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 18 | 549 km NW | 5,451 | 61.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 837 km NW | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Levens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cissac-Médoc | 33 | 656 km W | 2,332 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carry-le-Rouet | 13 | 177 km W | 5,702 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Afa | 2A | 245 km SE | 3,350 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bastelicaccia | 2A | 251 km SE | 4,411 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspremont | 06 | 8.4 km S | 2,346 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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