Menton
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Menton (INSEE 06083) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 30,604 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06083-menton
Vitality score
Vitality score 77/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 745 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.89 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.88 | 10 | 8.82 |
| Public & culture | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
26 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE REY ET FILS · BRET MOREL ALAIN · SARL THEA · MARILU). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (PISCONTI GIAN · LA FERME · BOUCHERIE AMAL). [3,4]
20 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · SARL BOUCHERIE RAHMA · CARREFOUR CITY · RAMBALDI SARL). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (SOMEDIS · SOC DE DISTRIBUTION DU CAREI · MARCHE U · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE COIN DU FROMAGER). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (LA PETITE PECHERIE). [3,4]
239 × Restaurant (SERH · BUI THAI NINH · LE TROPIC · LA PERGOLA · LA DOLCE VITA). [3,4]
36 × Café / bar (LE NARVAL · LE FLORE · L'EDEN CAFE · LE LIDO · REGENCY CLUB). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE DEBRE (ROBERT) · ECOL MATE COTY (GERMAINE) · ECOL MATE ADRIEN CAMARET · ECOL MATE CASSIN (RENE) · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAREI). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM HOTEL DE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MISTRAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MIXTE ALPHONSE DAUDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAREI). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · COLLEGE GUILLAUME VENTO · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
35 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SILVIA BOCCA, MÉDECIN · MARC FEVRIER, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BISOTTO, MÉDECIN · CATHIJEAN SUF, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS GERSCHTEIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CALVIN · SARL PHARMACIE BALLESTRA · PHARMACIE ALESSANDRA · SELAS PHARMACIE DES JARDINS BIOVES · SELARL PHARMACIE OTTO). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (MENTON HAUT CAREI RP · MENTON CAREI RP · MENTON PLACE FORNARI RP · MENTON GARAVAN U EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE L' ODYSSÉE PALAIS DE L'EUROPE). [3]
1 × Cinema (EDEN). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU CAREI · GYMNASE DU BORRIGO · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · GYMNASE PIERRE MAZEAUD · COLLEGE VENTO). [3]
14 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MENTON · MILLEIS BANQUE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR). [3]
60 × Hairdresser (ATMOS'HAIR · NISCEMI NICOLO · COIFFURE L'M). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
22 × Hotel (SOCIETE REGIONALE HOTELIERE · HOTEL PRINCESS ET RICHMOND · RESIDENCE HOTELIERE CHAMBORD · BEST WESTERN PLUS - HOTEL PRINCE DE GALLES · HOTEL RIVA). [3,4]
2 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 42 × Restaurant, 5 × Pharmacy, 12 × Hairdresser, 5 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 26 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE REY ET FILS · BRET MOREL ALAIN · SARL THEA · MARILU | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | PISCONTI GIAN · LA FERME · BOUCHERIE AMAL | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 20 | CASINO SHOP · SARL BOUCHERIE RAHMA · CARREFOUR CITY · RAMBALDI SARL | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | SOMEDIS · SOC DE DISTRIBUTION DU CAREI · MARCHE U · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE COIN DU FROMAGER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LA PETITE PECHERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 239 | SERH · BUI THAI NINH · LE TROPIC · LA PERGOLA · LA DOLCE VITA | INSEE BPE 239 / INSEE SIRENE 352 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 36 | LE NARVAL · LE FLORE · L'EDEN CAFE · LE LIDO · REGENCY CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 36 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOL MATE DEBRE (ROBERT) · ECOL MATE COTY (GERMAINE) · ECOL MATE ADRIEN CAMARET · ECOL MATE CASSIN (RENE) · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAREI | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOL PRIM HOTEL DE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MISTRAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MIXTE ALPHONSE DAUDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAREI | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · COLLEGE GUILLAUME VENTO · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 35 | SILVIA BOCCA, MÉDECIN · MARC FEVRIER, MÉDECIN · ELODIE BISOTTO, MÉDECIN · CATHIJEAN SUF, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS GERSCHTEIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE CALVIN · SARL PHARMACIE BALLESTRA · PHARMACIE ALESSANDRA · SELAS PHARMACIE DES JARDINS BIOVES · SELARL PHARMACIE OTTO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | MENTON HAUT CAREI RP · MENTON CAREI RP · MENTON PLACE FORNARI RP · MENTON GARAVAN U EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE L' ODYSSÉE PALAIS DE L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE DU CAREI · GYMNASE DU BORRIGO · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS · GYMNASE PIERRE MAZEAUD · COLLEGE VENTO | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MENTON · MILLEIS BANQUE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 60 | ATMOS'HAIR · NISCEMI NICOLO · COIFFURE L'M | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 90 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 22 | SOCIETE REGIONALE HOTELIERE · HOTEL PRINCESS ET RICHMOND · RESIDENCE HOTELIERE CHAMBORD · BEST WESTERN PLUS - HOTEL PRINCE DE GALLES · HOTEL RIVA | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 29,073 (2012) → 30,604 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 29,141 (1990) → 30,604 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 29,757, of which 42.1 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Menton): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Menton): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
GP (Menton): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Menton): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Menton): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 40 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MENTON weather station, 1.6 km away at 216 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [13]
The village sits 208 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 42 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MENTON, 1.6 km away at 216 m, over 24 summers. [13]
That station sits 208 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 12.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MENTON, 1.6 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/14e5fe17-91b6-31f6-bfe5-14450771a4b2— “Il réunit tous les jours (lundi peu d'étales ouvertes) une trentaine de commerçants qui y vendent produits frais et locaux.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/be7f3bc5-2eb2-3fac-af7f-e7a7012f59b2— “Le marché forain, une quinzaine de stands, s’étend les mardis et dimanches à ses côtés.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/013a6536-255e-3fad-ade9-7a429441e377— “Marché alimentaire et vestimentaire réhabilité en 2016, il est ouvert tous les lundis de 8h à 13h30 afin de proposer une activité de proximité.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f9f44d09-7538-3ea4-852d-9732ac472579— “Place Fornari et mail du Bastion les samedis de 8h à 14h, marché de vêtements, ustensiles, meubles, jouets ou autres produits non-alimentaires.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royan | 17 | 706 km W | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Teste-de-Buch | 33 | 696 km W | 27,566 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Agde | 34 | 328 km W | 29,939 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 247 km NW | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 739 km W | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 304 km W | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 247 km NW | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 304 km W | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Agde | 34 | 328 km W | 29,939 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Teste-de-Buch | 33 | 696 km W | 27,566 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Royan | 17 | 706 km W | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 739 km W | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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