Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-de-Vence (INSEE 06128) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de Sophia Antipolis. Population 3,203 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 55 % of the 6,747 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.21 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.27 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CURE GOURMANDE · LE ROY RENE · AUX BONBONS · JAROD'S · LA CINQUIEME SAVEUR). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GRAO · L'EPICERIE DES ARTISTES · ISSAGARRE CHRISTOPHE ANDRE JEA · LA PETITE ETOILE). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (LA COLOMBE D OR · LA TABLE DU MALVAN · SOC LE TILLEUL MENTHE · SNC COULEUR POURPRE · SARL ELDORADO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CARUSO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA FONTETTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTETTE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER LARCHER, MÉDECIN · JULIAN SZEPETOWSKI, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE FEUILLADE, MÉDECIN · EDDY ANDERSSON, MÉDECIN · SUMANATEVY THOUK, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE SAINT PAUL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Bank (BNP PARIBAS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NAKACHE DIANA). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HOTEL HAMEAU · HOTEL LA COLOMBE D'OR · HOTEL LES BASTIDES DE ST PAUL · HOTEL LES VERGERS DE SAINT-PAUL · HOTEL LA GRANDE BASTIDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA CURE GOURMANDE · LE ROY RENE · AUX BONBONS · JAROD'S · LA CINQUIEME SAVEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | GRAO · L'EPICERIE DES ARTISTES · ISSAGARRE CHRISTOPHE ANDRE JEA · LA PETITE ETOILE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 28 | LA COLOMBE D OR · LA TABLE DU MALVAN · SOC LE TILLEUL MENTHE · SNC COULEUR POURPRE · SARL ELDORADO | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CARUSO | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA FONTETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | OLIVIER LARCHER, MÉDECIN · JULIAN SZEPETOWSKI, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE FEUILLADE, MÉDECIN · EDDY ANDERSSON, MÉDECIN · SUMANATEVY THOUK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE SAINT PAUL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | NAKACHE DIANA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 8 | HOTEL HAMEAU · HOTEL LA COLOMBE D'OR · HOTEL LES BASTIDES DE ST PAUL · HOTEL LES VERGERS DE SAINT-PAUL · HOTEL LA GRANDE BASTIDE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Friday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,548 (2012) → 3,203 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,903 (1990) → 3,203 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,295, of which 28.4 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-de-Vence): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Vence): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Paul-de-Vence): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-de-Vence): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-de-Vence): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TOURRETTES SUR LOUP weather station, 5.5 km away at 311 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [10]
The village sits 131 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 17 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 5.5 km away at 311 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 131 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 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 5.5 km away at 311 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ef4bfb0b-b8b2-335c-8d7f-575f2cb663cd— “Mercredi et vendredi matin de 9h à 14h : rencontre avec les agriculteurs et artisans du petit marché.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 2B | 218 km SE | 3,056 | 37.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Veyrier-du-Lac | 74 | 254 km N | 2,320 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 623 km N | 3,172 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteaugay | 63 | 399 km NW | 3,189 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 62 | 819 km N | 3,062 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 59 | 788 km N | 2,901 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 2B | 218 km SE | 3,056 | 37.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Veyrier-du-Lac | 74 | 254 km N | 2,320 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteaugay | 63 | 399 km NW | 3,189 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 623 km N | 3,172 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 59 | 788 km N | 2,901 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 62 | 819 km N | 3,062 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
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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-Paul-de-Vence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bar-sur-Loup | 06 | 11 km W | 2,974 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Revest-les-Eaux | 83 | 113 km SW | 4,074 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venzolasca | 2B | 233 km SE | 1,874 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Rouret | 06 | 9.7 km W | 4,209 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roquette-sur-Siagne | 06 | 19 km SW | 5,669 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sospel | 06 | 33 km NE | 3,791 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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