Saint-Auban
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Auban (INSEE 06116) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA du Pays de Grasse. Population 194 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 82 % of the 15,809 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.94 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA SOURCE / TERRE DES LACS · LA GARGOTTE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT AUBAN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT AUBAN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT AUBAN). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PINATELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 2 | LA SOURCE / TERRE DES LACS · LA GARGOTTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT AUBAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT AUBAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT AUBAN | 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 | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LA PINATELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 228 (2012) → 194 (2023): -14.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 194 (2023): -10.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 331, of which 58.9 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valderoure): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Caille): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Valderoure): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Entrevaux): 13 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Auban): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 148 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST AUBAN weather station, 0.2 km away at 1,048 m; the village itself is at 1,093 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST AUBAN, 0.2 km away at 1,048 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 1,083 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST AUBAN, 0.2 km away at 1,048 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
37 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 145,000 € — 1,268 € per m² of built surface. [14]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 57,500 € — 859 € per m². [14]
The median across Alpes-Maritimes is 4,054 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b52cb442-9c7d-37a4-b377-5f382c7fd6ff— “Marché à Saint-Auban”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06116
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel | 63 | 303 km NW | 211 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux | 48 | 228 km W | 196 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gâcogne | 58 | 437 km NW | 233 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chantepérier | 38 | 140 km NW | 213 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-Château | 23 | 448 km NW | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain | 63 | 289 km NW | 197 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantepérier | 38 | 140 km NW | 213 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux | 48 | 228 km W | 196 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Romain | 63 | 289 km NW | 197 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Chastel | 63 | 303 km NW | 211 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gâcogne | 58 | 437 km NW | 233 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Château | 23 | 448 km NW | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Auban'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briançonnet | 06 | 3.0 km NE | 165 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanaleilles | 43 | 281 km NW | 173 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoras | 43 | 276 km NW | 243 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vergons | 04 | 13 km NW | 118 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esplantas-Vazeilles | 43 | 279 km NW | 126 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grèzes | 43 | 284 km NW | 182 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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