Sospel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sospel (INSEE 06136) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 3,791 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06136-sospel
Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 5,901 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A.DEMARIA · SARL VILORA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BOUCHERIE FRED SEBF). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIBRE SERVICE LA BEVERA · STS · LES SAVEURS DE CALABRE · ELV). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LYS DES ALPES). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (LE PICOUN · CASA COPPIA · LE BAR DE ROME · LA BEOUA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE MAT SOSPEL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SOSPEL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MEDECIN). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GUILLAUME JACQUELIN-CLUZEAU, MÉDECIN · JANIS ESCALONA-SANDOVAL, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CASTAN, MÉDECIN · ANDRE FERRERO, MÉDECIN · BRICE THOURET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PONT VIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOSPEL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SANDRA COIFFURE · KARAC'HAIR · LAURA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CREA'TIFF). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL AUBERGE PROVENCALE · AUBERGE DU PONT VIEUX). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (DOMAINE SAINTE MADELEINE · CAMPING LE MAS FLEURI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | A.DEMARIA · SARL VILORA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BOUCHERIE FRED SEBF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LIBRE SERVICE LA BEVERA · STS · LES SAVEURS DE CALABRE · ELV | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LYS DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE PICOUN · CASA COPPIA · LE BAR DE ROME · LA BEOUA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE MAT SOSPEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SOSPEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN MEDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | GUILLAUME JACQUELIN-CLUZEAU, MÉDECIN · JANIS ESCALONA-SANDOVAL, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CASTAN, MÉDECIN · ANDRE FERRERO, MÉDECIN · BRICE THOURET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PONT VIEUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SOSPEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SANDRA COIFFURE · KARAC'HAIR · LAURA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CREA'TIFF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL AUBERGE PROVENCALE · AUBERGE DU PONT VIEUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | DOMAINE SAINTE MADELEINE · CAMPING LE MAS FLEURI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,568 (2012) → 3,791 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,592 (1990) → 3,791 (2023): 46.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,472, of which 19 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sospel): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sospel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sospel): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sospel): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sospel): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOSPEL weather station, 2.1 km away at 843 m; the village itself is at 347 m. [10]
The village sits 496 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 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOSPEL, 2.1 km away at 843 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 496 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 937 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 13 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOSPEL-COLLETTA, 1.8 km away at 540 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/78480e11-a3dc-3c5a-83b5-c11a0d0b2bee— “Tous le dimanche, venez retrouver les producteurs sospellois de miel, fromages et huile d'olive.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magalas | 34 | 343 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 12 | 354 km W | 4,026 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 712 km W | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcès | 83 | 111 km SW | 3,540 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 547 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Salernes | 83 | 104 km W | 4,019 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salernes | 83 | 104 km W | 4,019 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Carcès | 83 | 111 km SW | 3,540 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 14 % |
| Magalas | 34 | 343 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 12 | 354 km W | 4,026 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 547 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 712 km W | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Sospel'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 Rouret | 06 | 42 km SW | 4,209 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venzolasca | 2B | 225 km SE | 1,874 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Revest-les-Eaux | 83 | 146 km SW | 4,074 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Opio | 06 | 44 km SW | 2,527 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vence | 06 | 33 km SW | 3,203 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bar-sur-Loup | 06 | 42 km SW | 2,974 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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