Venanson
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Venanson (INSEE 06156) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 195 (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 22.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 72 % of the 15,840 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (BELLA VISTA VENANCON · LA TERRASSE DE VENANSON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | BELLA VISTA VENANCON · LA TERRASSE DE VENANSON | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 152 (2012) → 195 (2023): 28.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 195 (2023): 105.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 290, of which 53.1 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-Vésubie): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST MARTIN VESUBIE weather station, 2.3 km away at 1,044 m; the village itself is at 1,140 m. [9]
The village sits 96 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST MARTIN VESUBIE, 2.3 km away at 1,044 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 96 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,149 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN VESUBIE, 2.3 km away at 1,044 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06156/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacourt | 09 | 505 km W | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aston | 09 | 472 km W | 197 | 14.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Balaguères | 09 | 516 km W | 196 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Orlu | 09 | 459 km W | 157 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 90 km NW | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 5 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tauriers | 07 | 243 km W | 203 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Apollinaire | 05 | 90 km NW | 209 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 5 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tauriers | 07 | 243 km W | 203 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orlu | 09 | 459 km W | 157 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aston | 09 | 472 km W | 197 | 14.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Lacourt | 09 | 505 km W | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Balaguères | 09 | 516 km W | 196 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Venanson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefosse | 67 | 484 km N | 170 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Casteil | 66 | 428 km W | 139 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murbach | 68 | 430 km N | 164 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Madranges | 19 | 459 km W | 166 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarsy | 73 | 198 km NW | 255 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | 55 | 610 km N | 170 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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