Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée (INSEE 06129) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 290 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 17,798 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ SEB). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SOC MARGUET SORET · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · CAFE DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT SAUVEUR SUR TINEE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-BLAISE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE CARIZZONI, MÉDECIN · JEAN PIERRE BACCA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ST SAUVEUR SUR TINÉE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE SAINT BLAISE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL TINEE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE SAINT SAUVEUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | CHEZ SEB | 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 | 3 | SOC MARGUET SORET · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · CAFE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT SAUVEUR SUR TINEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SAINT-BLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CATHERINE CARIZZONI, MÉDECIN · JEAN PIERRE BACCA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ST SAUVEUR SUR TINÉE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE SAINT BLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL TINEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE SAINT SAUVEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 347 (2012) → 290 (2023): -16.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 337 (1990) → 290 (2023): -13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 328, of which 40.9 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marie): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 12.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 56 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RIMPLAS_SAPC weather station, 2.9 km away at 1,130 m; the village itself is at 492 m. [11]
The village sits 638 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. [11]
An average of 875 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-SAUVEUR-SUR-TINEE, 0.2 km away at 487 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 — 06129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06127
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Martys | 11 | 393 km W | 309 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 30 % |
| Cozzano | 2A | 291 km SE | 282 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 92 % |
| Luzenac | 09 | 456 km W | 512 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Île-d'Arz | 56 | 860 km NW | 321 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Arbas | 31 | 514 km W | 285 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 49 % |
| Labastide-sur-Bésorgues | 07 | 234 km W | 285 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-sur-Bésorgues | 07 | 234 km W | 285 | 37.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Cozzano | 2A | 291 km SE | 282 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 15 % · winter 92 % |
| Les Martys | 11 | 393 km W | 309 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 30 % |
| Luzenac | 09 | 456 km W | 512 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Arbas | 31 | 514 km W | 285 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 49 % |
| Île-d'Arz | 56 | 860 km NW | 321 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
Elsewhere
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