Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (INSEE 06120) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 1,289 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 12,766 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.63 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.23 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES PAINS DE FLO · BOULANGERIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE PONS AURON). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · VITORIO FRANCISCO · LIBRE SERVICE DE LA PLACE · LA RESERVE DE LA GRANGE). [3,4]
33 × Restaurant (LE CHALET GOURMAND · PIERRE ET MARIE · AU REFUGE · LE CUBERSEL). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE WENGEN · LE FREESTYLE BAR · CHICKEN FAMILY · LA BANASTE · LE SQUAT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN FRANCO). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-SOPHIE ALOISI, MÉDECIN · ANTONIN CHEMARIN, MÉDECIN · BERNARD AUGIER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL LE CLECH, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA TINEE C OURMANN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST ETIENNE DE TINEE AURON AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT ETIENNE DE TINÉE · MEDIATHEQUE D'AURON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE RIOUNET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JEAN FRANCO). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CARRE VIP · ELISE COIFFURE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LA PIGNATA · HOTEL REGALIVOU · HOTEL L'ECUREUIL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE BATACLAN · LE CHALET D'AURON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES PAINS DE FLO · BOULANGERIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE PONS AURON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | CASINO SHOP · VITORIO FRANCISCO · LIBRE SERVICE DE LA PLACE · LA RESERVE DE LA GRANGE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 | 33 | LE CHALET GOURMAND · PIERRE ET MARIE · AU REFUGE · LE CUBERSEL | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE WENGEN · LE FREESTYLE BAR · CHICKEN FAMILY · LA BANASTE · LE SQUAT | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN FRANCO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ANNE-SOPHIE ALOISI, MÉDECIN · ANTONIN CHEMARIN, MÉDECIN · BERNARD AUGIER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL LE CLECH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA TINEE C OURMANN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST ETIENNE DE TINEE AURON AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT ETIENNE DE TINÉE · MEDIATHEQUE D'AURON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE RIOUNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN FRANCO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CARRE VIP · ELISE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 8 | LA PIGNATA · HOTEL REGALIVOU · HOTEL L'ECUREUIL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE BATACLAN · LE CHALET D'AURON | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday matin place de l'Église et l'Avenue du Général de Gaulle. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,298 (2012) → 1,289 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,783 (1990) → 1,289 (2023): -27.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,644, of which 82.2 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST ETIENNE DE TINEE_SAPC weather station, 0.4 km away at 1,150 m; the village itself is at 1,145 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEONE, 17.3 km away at 1,784 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 639 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST ETIENNE DE TINEE_SAPC, 0.4 km away at 1,150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saintetiennedetinee.fr/foires-marches/— “Tous les vendredis matin toute l'année sur la place de l'Église et l'Avenue du Général de Gaulle”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/771f97e1-2f1a-30b2-90d3-140a76faa9cb— “Découvrez le charme de Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée chaque vendredi matin !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06120/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtel | 74 | 224 km N | 1,174 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 136 km NW | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 134 km N | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 356 km NW | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancelle | 05 | 70 km NW | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-d'Oléron | 17 | 680 km W | 1,358 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancelle | 05 | 70 km NW | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 134 km N | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 136 km NW | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 % |
| Châtel | 74 | 224 km N | 1,174 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 356 km NW | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-d'Oléron | 17 | 680 km W | 1,358 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
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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-Étienne-de-Tinée'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoëns | 74 | 204 km N | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort | 73 | 165 km N | 1,989 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat | 15 | 372 km W | 1,527 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lary-Soulan | 65 | 556 km W | 837 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rolampont | 52 | 430 km N | 1,373 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pionsat | 63 | 390 km NW | 1,042 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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