La Brigue
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Brigue (INSEE 06162) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 763 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/06162-la-brigue
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 15,921 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.35 |
| 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]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUD EST NATURE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA CASA DES MERVEILLES · CHEZ LUCA - PIZZA & CUCINA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DES PLATANES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRIGUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE DI VINCENZO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BRIGUE AP). [3]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE MIRVAL · FLEUR DES ALPES · AUBERGE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, 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] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUD EST NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LA CASA DES MERVEILLES · CHEZ LUCA - PIZZA & CUCINA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DES PLATANES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRIGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DOMINIQUE DI VINCENZO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA BRIGUE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | HÔTEL LE MIRVAL · FLEUR DES ALPES · AUBERGE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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]
Trajectory
Population 726 (2012) → 763 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 618 (1990) → 763 (2023): 23.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,081, of which 58.1 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tende): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Brigue): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (La Brigue): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Tende): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Brigue): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TENDE_SAPC weather station, 3.1 km away at 636 m; the village itself is at 770 m. [11]
The village sits 134 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TENDE_SAPC, 3.1 km away at 636 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 134 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 1,059 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TENDE-OBS, 3 km away at 792 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 90,000 € — 1,333 € per m² of built surface. [12]
54 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 50,000 € — 937 € per m². [12]
The median across Alpes-Maritimes is 4,054 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/60cbac24-9858-3275-a616-0d92bd9e8754— “Marché de produits locaux de La Brigue”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06162
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurat | 09 | 508 km W | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campan | 65 | 610 km W | 1,245 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 68 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 874 km NW | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audresselles | 62 | 877 km NW | 608 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourtour | 83 | 118 km SW | 581 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 179 km N | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourtour | 83 | 118 km SW | 581 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 179 km N | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saurat | 09 | 508 km W | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campan | 65 | 610 km W | 1,245 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 68 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 874 km NW | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audresselles | 62 | 877 km NW | 608 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Brigue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orelle | 73 | 153 km NW | 324 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arc-sous-Cicon | 25 | 346 km N | 768 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrueis | 48 | 334 km W | 770 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antully | 71 | 403 km NW | 789 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charencey | 61 | 732 km NW | 754 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaudes-Aigues | 15 | 376 km W | 813 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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