Tourette-du-Château
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tourette-du-Château (INSEE 06145) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CC Alpes d'Azur. Population 147 (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 12.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 13,935 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 119 (2012) → 147 (2023): 23.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 66 (1990) → 147 (2023): 122.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 42 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gilette): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefeu): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gilette): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gilette): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Toudon): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LEVENS weather station, 6.7 km away at 691 m; the village itself is at 907 m. [11]
The village sits 216 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LEVENS, 6.7 km away at 691 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 216 m below 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 910 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LEVENS, 6.7 km away at 691 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 — 06145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuland | 14 | 811 km NW | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garanou | 09 | 453 km W | 143 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audressein | 09 | 505 km W | 144 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pastous | 65 | 589 km W | 149 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 99 % |
| Bazus-Aure | 65 | 561 km W | 147 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prunet | 07 | 243 km W | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunet | 07 | 243 km W | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garanou | 09 | 453 km W | 143 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audressein | 09 | 505 km W | 144 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazus-Aure | 65 | 561 km W | 147 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pastous | 65 | 589 km W | 149 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 99 % |
| Heuland | 14 | 811 km NW | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Tourette-du-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuland | 14 | 811 km NW | 148 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Machy | 80 | 817 km NW | 117 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Englesqueville-en-Auge | 14 | 808 km NW | 113 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Regnière-Écluse | 80 | 819 km NW | 139 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefiques | 76 | 831 km NW | 128 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizier | 27 | 792 km NW | 158 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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