La Roquette-sur-Var
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roquette-sur-Var (INSEE 06109) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 921 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06109-la-roquette-sur-var
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 88 % of the 14,839 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NATHERIC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AMBROSIA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE PONT CHARLES). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BAUS ROUX). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR PLACE DU CHATEAU 06670 LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE L'ESTERON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | NATHERIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AMBROSIA | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE PONT CHARLES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BAUS ROUX | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR PLACE DU CHATEAU 06670 LA ROQUETTE SUR VAR | 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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE L'ESTERON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 897 (2012) → 921 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 660 (1990) → 921 (2023): 39.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 481, of which 4.6 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Roquette-sur-Var): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-du-Var): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-du-Var): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-du-Var): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Roquette-sur-Var): 0.1 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 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LEVENS weather station, 2.3 km away at 691 m; the village itself is at 368 m. [10]
The village sits 323 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LEVENS, 2.3 km away at 691 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 323 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 910 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LEVENS, 2.3 km away at 691 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrens-Arvey | 73 | 215 km N | 959 | 39.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 22 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sainneville | 76 | 826 km NW | 891 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cornillé | 35 | 809 km NW | 961 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Quérénaing | 59 | 770 km N | 865 | 35.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mézières-en-Drouais | 28 | 702 km NW | 1,059 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Méral | 53 | 782 km NW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrens-Arvey | 73 | 215 km N | 959 | 39.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 22 % · humidity 29 % |
| Mézières-en-Drouais | 28 | 702 km NW | 1,059 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Quérénaing | 59 | 770 km N | 865 | 35.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 36 % |
| Méral | 53 | 782 km NW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cornillé | 35 | 809 km NW | 961 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sainneville | 76 | 826 km NW | 891 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 La Roquette-sur-Var'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-sur-Var | 06 | 15 km NW | 780 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalabre | 11 | 430 km W | 1,084 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bours | 65 | 576 km W | 882 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Blaise | 06 | 3.4 km E | 1,397 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tanneron | 83 | 37 km SW | 1,750 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Touët-sur-Var | 06 | 20 km NW | 748 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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