Tende
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.3/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tende (INSEE 06163) is in Alpes-Maritimes (06), part of CA de la Riviera Française. Population 1,775 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/06163-tende
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 89 % of the 10,395 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.88 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.08 | 5 | 0.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES MERVEILL · FOURNIL VAL ROIA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE · BOUCHERIE LORILLEUX). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (STELLA ALPINA · LES 4 COUVERTS · SARL LAMARTINE · REFUGE DE VALMASQUE · LE REFUGE DES MERVEILLES). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (EPICERIE GOURMANDE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT BOIS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE RUSCA). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERTRAND DUHAMEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL CANOVA, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DI VINCENZO, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN LUIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (ANNEXE DE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE BARBIER). [3]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT DALMAS DE TENDE RPC RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BEGO). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT LA CHATAIGNERIE · COLLEGE JEAN BAPTISTE RUSCA). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL TENDE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UN HAIR DE MERVEILLES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (AUBERGE VAL CASTERINO · LES MÉLÈZES · LE PRIEURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMP MINICIPAL ST JACQUES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES MERVEILL · FOURNIL VAL ROIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE · BOUCHERIE LORILLEUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 6 / 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 | 7 | STELLA ALPINA · LES 4 COUVERTS · SARL LAMARTINE · REFUGE DE VALMASQUE · LE REFUGE DES MERVEILLES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | EPICERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT BOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE RUSCA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BERTRAND DUHAMEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL CANOVA, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DI VINCENZO, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN LUIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | ANNEXE DE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE BARBIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SAINT DALMAS DE TENDE RPC RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BEGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DE SPORT LA CHATAIGNERIE · COLLEGE JEAN BAPTISTE RUSCA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGRICO MUTUEL TENDE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | UN HAIR DE MERVEILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | AUBERGE VAL CASTERINO · LES MÉLÈZES · LE PRIEURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMP MINICIPAL ST JACQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,153 (2012) → 1,775 (2023): -17.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,089 (1990) → 1,775 (2023): -15 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,153, of which 46.2 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tende): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tende): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Tende): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tende): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tende): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TENDE_SAPC weather station, 5.2 km away at 636 m; the village itself is at 818 m. [10]
The village sits 182 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TENDE_SAPC, 5.2 km away at 636 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 182 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,059 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 13.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TENDE-OBS, 0.3 km away at 792 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
64 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 96,846 € — 1,216 € per m² of built surface. [11]
161 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 58,000 € — 1,226 € per m². [11]
The median across Alpes-Maritimes is 4,054 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2f743871-86ea-36eb-a795-f6bab145a1db— “Marché des producteurs locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 06163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleteuse | 62 | 872 km NW | 2,033 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plainfaing | 88 | 456 km N | 1,569 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandcamp-Maisy | 14 | 882 km NW | 1,522 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blonville-sur-Mer | 14 | 820 km NW | 1,621 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Venzolasca | 2B | 234 km SE | 1,874 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Xonrupt-Longemer | 88 | 447 km N | 1,479 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venzolasca | 2B | 234 km SE | 1,874 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Xonrupt-Longemer | 88 | 447 km N | 1,479 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plainfaing | 88 | 456 km N | 1,569 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blonville-sur-Mer | 14 | 820 km NW | 1,621 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambleteuse | 62 | 872 km NW | 2,033 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandcamp-Maisy | 14 | 882 km NW | 1,522 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Tende'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcieux | 88 | 457 km N | 1,509 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Granges-Aumontzey | 88 | 455 km N | 2,529 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labaroche | 68 | 448 km N | 2,231 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saillagouse | 66 | 485 km W | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deyvillers | 88 | 465 km N | 1,379 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murat | 15 | 391 km W | 1,770 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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