La Tour
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 44.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tour (INSEE 06144) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 540 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06144-la-tour
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 17,580 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHEZ LULU · LA GOURMANDINE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA TOUR AP). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANNEXE DE ROUSSILLON SUR TINÉE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA TOUR). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA MAISON DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | CHEZ LULU · LA GOURMANDINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 TOUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANNEXE DE ROUSSILLON SUR TINÉE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA MAISON DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 537 (2012) → 540 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 286 (1990) → 540 (2023): 88.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 391, of which 21 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clans): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clans): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villars-sur-Var): 7.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villars-sur-Var): 7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Tour): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANTOSQUE_SAPC weather station, 10.3 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 606 m. [11]
The village sits 56 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LEVENS_RESERVOIRS, 10.3 km away at 668 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 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 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VILLARS-SUR-VAR, 7.7 km away at 380 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
18 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,515 € — 1,748 € per m² of built surface. [12]
14 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 60,000 € — 930 € per m². [12]
The median across Alpes-Maritimes is 4,054 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06144/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06144/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06144/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06144/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06144
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 509 km NW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 407 km W | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daon | 53 | 738 km NW | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 136 km W | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 358 km W | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 273 km NW | 507 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseneuve | 84 | 136 km W | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 273 km NW | 507 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 358 km W | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 407 km W | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 509 km NW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Daon | 53 | 738 km NW | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 La Tour'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fongrave | 47 | 532 km W | 629 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alet-les-Bains | 11 | 411 km W | 379 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 323 km W | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valvignères | 07 | 217 km W | 440 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roumagne | 47 | 550 km W | 539 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavergne | 47 | 544 km W | 554 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06144-la-tour