Villefranche-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefranche-sur-Mer (INSEE 06159) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Population 5,008 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06159-villefranche-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 4,689 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.13 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.95 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.12 | 10 | 1.2 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL VDARA · LE PETRIN BIO · AU FOURNIL DE LUCAS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA MARSEILLAISE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · EPICERIE FINE · BAKARO BY VINI & TERROIR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (L'EPICERIE DE LA CORNE D'OR). [3]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
57 × Restaurant (SOC TEVA · OPALINE · LA TABLE D'ERIC ET CHRISTINE · BANANA CAFE). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LA BELLE EPOQUE · CHEZ NET · BAR TABAC DE LA PAIX · LE PHARE · ACHILL'S). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MAGNOLIAS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CALDERONI). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-ROBERT MERQUIT, MÉDECIN · FRANK TYGA, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GIANNETTINI, MÉDECIN · ALBERT MICHALAK, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DRAI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TAHITI). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEFRANCHE CORNE D OR RP · VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER MAIRIE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LES GLACYS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'ART DANS L'AME · MAISON L). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LE VERSAILLES · HOTEL LA FLORE · HOTEL DE LA DARSE · HOTEL LA FIANCEE DU PIRATE · HOTEL VILLA PATRICIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL VDARA · LE PETRIN BIO · AU FOURNIL DE LUCAS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA MARSEILLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | CASINO SHOP · EPICERIE FINE · BAKARO BY VINI & TERROIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE LA CORNE D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 57 | SOC TEVA · OPALINE · LA TABLE D'ERIC ET CHRISTINE · BANANA CAFE | INSEE BPE 57 / INSEE SIRENE 89 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LA BELLE EPOQUE · CHEZ NET · BAR TABAC DE LA PAIX · LE PHARE · ACHILL'S | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MAGNOLIAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CALDERONI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | JEAN-ROBERT MERQUIT, MÉDECIN · FRANK TYGA, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GIANNETTINI, MÉDECIN · ALBERT MICHALAK, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DRAI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE TAHITI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VILLEFRANCHE CORNE D OR RP · VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER MAIRIE AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LES GLACYS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'ART DANS L'AME · MAISON L | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LE VERSAILLES · HOTEL LA FLORE · HOTEL DE LA DARSE · HOTEL LA FIANCEE DU PIRATE · HOTEL VILLA PATRICIA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,443 (2012) → 5,008 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 8,080 (1990) → 5,008 (2023): -38 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,472, of which 50.2 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villefranche-sur-Mer): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAP FERRAT weather station, 2.4 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [11]
The village sits 118 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 41 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAP FERRAT, 2.4 km away at 138 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 118 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 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NICE-COL, 1.3 km away at 199 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 — 06159/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/102ee097-6a53-322a-b356-4028b86c9864— “Marché Provençal”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5b7a5468-cd94-367e-a210-7b2f15987de1— “Marché primeurs / traiteurs”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06159/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06159/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06159/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06159
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 679 km NW | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Séméac | 65 | 584 km W | 5,236 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valdoie | 90 | 442 km N | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barberaz | 73 | 234 km NW | 5,306 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 714 km NW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 437 km N | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberaz | 73 | 234 km NW | 5,306 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 437 km N | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valdoie | 90 | 442 km N | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
| Séméac | 65 | 584 km W | 5,236 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 679 km NW | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 714 km NW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Villefranche-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-sur-Mer | 06 | 2.0 km E | 3,874 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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