Vence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vence (INSEE 06157) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 19,917 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06157-vence
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 56 % of the 1,210 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.59 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.65 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
17 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CHOCOLATIERE · PATISSERIE PALANQUE ET FILS · CHOCODREAMS). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOC NOUVELLE BOUCHERIE DE L'ETOILE · DI NALLO GISELE · LA BOUCHERIE VENCOISE CHEZ DAVID · CATHERINA). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DES BAOUS · COMPT GENERAL ALIMENTAT DROGUERIE · LOVELOCK BIANCA). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LECLERC · DISTRIBGO · MONOPRIX · ASUPER 5). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE METIN). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE). [3,4]
68 × Restaurant (TAVERNE ST VERAN · LE SNACK DE LA PISICNE DE VENCE · LE VIETNAM · LE VIETNAM ANNEXE · JOKE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LA PERGOLA / CHEZ HUIY HUIY · BIS TROQUET · SELECT BAR). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DES BAOUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIGNADOUR). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE SUVE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOREILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FREINET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAGALL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LA SINE). [3]
20 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAUD POUILLON, MÉDECIN · AHLEM MAHMOUD, MÉDECIN · HELENE MAILLEY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE RICCI, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE HOIJTINK BERG, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE VOSGELADE · PHARMACIE DU GRAND JARDIN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VENCE COLONEL MEYERE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CASINO). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN DANDREIS · GYMNASE MAXIME CANDAU). [3]
8 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VENCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
37 × Hairdresser (BLEU COIFFURE · ATELIER DE COIFFURE JEAN CHARLES · SYSTEM COIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT & SPA CANTEMERLE · MAS DE VENCE - LA TABLE DU MAS · HOTEL CHATEAU DU DOMAINE SAINT MARTIN · HOTEL MIRAMAR · HOTEL LA VICTOIRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DOMAINE DE LA BERGERIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 15 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 17 | LA CHOCOLATIERE · PATISSERIE PALANQUE ET FILS · CHOCODREAMS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | SOC NOUVELLE BOUCHERIE DE L'ETOILE · DI NALLO GISELE · LA BOUCHERIE VENCOISE CHEZ DAVID · CATHERINA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | L'EPICERIE DES BAOUS · COMPT GENERAL ALIMENTAT DROGUERIE · LOVELOCK BIANCA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LECLERC · DISTRIBGO · MONOPRIX · ASUPER 5 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE METIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LA POISSONNERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 68 | TAVERNE ST VERAN · LE SNACK DE LA PISICNE DE VENCE · LE VIETNAM · LE VIETNAM ANNEXE · JOKE | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 112 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA PERGOLA / CHEZ HUIY HUIY · BIS TROQUET · SELECT BAR | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DES BAOUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIGNADOUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE SUVE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOREILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FREINET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAGALL | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LA SINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 20 | MAUD POUILLON, MÉDECIN · AHLEM MAHMOUD, MÉDECIN · HELENE MAILLEY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE RICCI, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE HOIJTINK BERG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE VOSGELADE · PHARMACIE DU GRAND JARDIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VENCE COLONEL MEYERE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE JEAN DANDREIS · GYMNASE MAXIME CANDAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VENCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 37 | BLEU COIFFURE · ATELIER DE COIFFURE JEAN CHARLES · SYSTEM COIF | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL RESTAURANT & SPA CANTEMERLE · MAS DE VENCE - LA TABLE DU MAS · HOTEL CHATEAU DU DOMAINE SAINT MARTIN · HOTEL MIRAMAR · HOTEL LA VICTOIRE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DOMAINE DE LA BERGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin Allée des Fleuristes et Grand Jardin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 19,241 (2012) → 19,917 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 15,330 (1990) → 19,917 (2023): 29.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,145, of which 13.6 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vence): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vence): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vence): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vence): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vence): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TOURRETTES SUR LOUP weather station, 4.9 km away at 311 m; the village itself is at 318 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 4.9 km away at 311 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 13.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, 4.9 km away at 311 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://vence.fr/qualite-de-vie/— “Chaque matin sur l'Allée des Fleuristes, les petits producteurs locaux offrent aussi des produits naturels du terroir. Un marché bio se tient le samedi matin au Grand Jardin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax | 40 | 656 km W | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sallanches | 74 | 249 km N | 17,319 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 460 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 779 km NW | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 682 km NW | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Albertville | 73 | 225 km N | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 18 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville | 73 | 225 km N | 19,978 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 18 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sallanches | 74 | 249 km N | 17,319 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 460 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Dax | 40 | 656 km W | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 682 km NW | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 779 km NW | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Vence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Teste-de-Buch | 33 | 666 km W | 27,566 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 666 km W | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 664 km W | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grande-Motte | 34 | 244 km W | 8,440 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Borgo | 2B | 228 km SE | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 668 km W | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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