Valdeblore
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valdeblore (INSEE 06153) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 835 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 67.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 99 % of the 15,410 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.41 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BPV · LA BOULANGERIE DU TERROIR). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL VALDEBLORE · PROXI). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LA SERENA · LE CLUB · LA BARQUETTE · LE CHALET DU PIC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (L'OUSTA · CHEZ FRANKIE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT DALMAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ARENAS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE DANDURAN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT DIEBOLT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALDEBLORE APC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE VALDEBLORE LA BOLLINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE · SALLE POLYVALENTE DU CLOT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DE VALDEBLORE · HOTEL LE GREEN ECOLODGE · L'AUBERGE DE LA ROCHE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING A LA FERME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BPV · LA BOULANGERIE DU TERROIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL VALDEBLORE · PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 8 | LA SERENA · LE CLUB · LA BARQUETTE · LE CHALET DU PIC | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'OUSTA · CHEZ FRANKIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT DALMAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ARENAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MARIE DANDURAN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT DIEBOLT, 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 | VALDEBLORE APC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE DE VALDEBLORE LA BOLLINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LYCEE · SALLE POLYVALENTE DU CLOT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DE VALDEBLORE · HOTEL LE GREEN ECOLODGE · L'AUBERGE DE LA ROCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING A LA FERME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 908 (2012) → 835 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 664 (1990) → 835 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,881, of which 70 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valdeblore): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valdeblore): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Valdeblore): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 6.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valdeblore): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RIMPLAS_SAPC weather station, 3 km away at 1,130 m; the village itself is at 1,044 m. [11]
The village sits 86 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 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RIMPLAS_SAPC, 3 km away at 1,130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/04930592-9a90-367d-8316-a9a13a02d78c— “Marché de Saint Dalmas Valdeblore.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 261 km N | 879 | 64 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 195 km NW | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 9 % |
| Péone | 06 | 22 km W | 1,094 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 881 km NW | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 170 km N | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Varaville | 14 | 805 km NW | 1,022 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péone | 06 | 22 km W | 1,094 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 170 km N | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 195 km NW | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 9 % |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 261 km N | 879 | 64 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Varaville | 14 | 805 km NW | 1,022 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 881 km NW | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
Elsewhere
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