Saorge
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saorge (INSEE 06132) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 430 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06132-saorge
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,977 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 | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| 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]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [4,3]
4 × Restaurant (LA PETITE EPICERIE · SAINT ARAILLE NUR). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LE HEINZ CAFE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAORGE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LA PETITE EPICERIE · SAINT ARAILLE NUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE HEINZ CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAORGE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 444 (2012) → 430 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 362 (1990) → 430 (2023): 18.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 622, of which 60 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontan): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saorge): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Breil-sur-Roya): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Breil-sur-Roya): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saorge): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BREIL SUR ROYA weather station, 6.1 km away at 305 m; the village itself is at 493 m. [12]
The village sits 188 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BREIL SUR ROYA, 6.1 km away at 305 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 188 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 13.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BREIL SUR ROYA, 6.1 km away at 305 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/030037fd-a7ef-3b6b-88c8-998c8380998f— “Marché des producteurs de Saorge”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 1,031 km NW | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 273 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montferrier | 09 | 480 km W | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quinson | 04 | 126 km W | 368 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auzat | 09 | 509 km W | 561 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valgorge | 07 | 281 km W | 412 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinson | 04 | 126 km W | 368 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 273 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valgorge | 07 | 281 km W | 412 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montferrier | 09 | 480 km W | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auzat | 09 | 509 km W | 561 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 1,031 km NW | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Saorge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vialas | 48 | 294 km W | 447 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaour | 81 | 460 km W | 393 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 405 km NW | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois | 71 | 366 km NW | 421 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Cammazes | 81 | 445 km W | 398 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flassan | 84 | 185 km W | 453 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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