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Sospel, France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Sospel is a small town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France with a population of 3,034. Elevation: 1,138 ft (347 m). Average temperature: 54°F (12°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Sospel
Sospel is a commune (municipality) and former schismatic episcopal seat (1381–1418) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo. And, from 1912 to 1932, Sospel even had a tramway system from Menton which had a length of 17,279 meters.
People
Economy
DHousing
BClimate
| Population | 3,034 |
| Population Density | 126 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Coordinates | 43.8779°, 7.4479° |
| Timezone | Europe/Paris |
| Country | 🇫🇷 France |
| State / Province | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Average Temperature | 54°F (12°C) |
| January Average | 38°F (3°C) |
| July Average | 70°F (21°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 43.4 inches (1,101 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 5.6 inches (14 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $24,300 |
About Sospel
Sospel is a small town in France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) with a population of 3,034. The city sits at an elevation of 1,138 feet (347 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 54°F (12°C). Temperatures range from 38°F in January to 70°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 43.4 inches. The timezone is Europe/Paris.
Income: Sospel vs France
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Income
| Median HH Income | $24,300 |
| 68% below France avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 11.1% |
| 208% above France avg | |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0% |
| 21% above France avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 182 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $157,200 |
| 44% below France avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $786 |
| 32% below France avg | |
| Rent Burden | 28.0% |
Ownership & Property
| Housing Units | 1,214 |
Property Tax
Climate in Sospel
Sospel has an average annual temperature of 16.3°C (61°F). The hottest month is Aug (24.5°C), the coldest is Jan (9.6°C). Average annual precipitation is 791 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 53.7°F |
| 1% below France avg | |
| January Average | 38°F (3°C) |
| July Average | 70°F (21°C) |
| Sunny Days | 326 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Area | 24.1 sq mi (62.4 km²) |
| Population Density | 126/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 43.8779°N, 7.4479°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Paris |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
3 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 10.0 m (33 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1979 | FRENCH RIVIERA (LIGURIAN SEA) | Meteorological | 10.0 m | 9 | 25 km |
| 1968 | LIGURIA-COTE D'AZUR | Earthquake | 3.0 m | - | 50 km |
| 1564 | LIGURIA-COTE D'AZUR | Eruption + Earthquake | - | 650 | 20 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 3.2 in | Coldest |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 2.6 in | |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 2.7 in | |
| April | 46°F (8°C) | 3.4 in | |
| May | 54°F (12°C) | 3.1 in | |
| June | 61°F (16°C) | 2.2 in | |
| July | 70°F (21°C) | 1.1 in | Warmest, Driest |
| August | 67°F (19°C) | 1.9 in | |
| September | 60°F (16°C) | 3.2 in | |
| October | 52°F (11°C) | 4.7 in | Wettest |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 3.8 in | |
| December | 40°F (4°C) | 3.2 in |
Sospel has a seasonal temperature swing of 32°F / from 38°F in January to 70°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 35.2 inches, with October being the wettest month (4.7") and July the driest (1.1").
Schools in Sospel
1 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire Sospel | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Sospel
21 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Lounge Radio | ambient, chillout | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Classique | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Monaco 98.2 (MC) | euro hits, monte carlo | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Fréquence K | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Redzing Radio | dance, electro | MP3 256 kbps | |
| France Bleu Azur | - | AAC 107 kbps | |
| Cool radio | - | AAC 192 kbps | |
| Yellow.radio (MC) | dance, deep | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Yellow Riviera (MC) | deep house, soulfull | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Yellow Party (MC) | dance, deep | AAC+ 128 kbps | |
| Radio Sanremo (IT) | pop | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Radio Pitchoun | - | AAC | |
| Riviera Radio (MC) | - | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Radio Monte Carlo Italia (MC) | italian, italian oldies | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Europa Radio Jazz HD | - | MP3 320 kbps | |
| Radio Classique (France) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Saint Barth | outre-mer | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Top Side | local, local news | MP3 320 kbps | |
| RadioSouvenir.com | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Europa Radio Jazz (IT) | - | MP3 320 kbps | |
| Radio Stella Piemonte (IT) | pop rock | MP3 192 kbps |
Museums in Sospel
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiquarium di Albintimilium | ||||
| Château-Musée d'Histoire naturelle | ||||
| Collection Roux | ||||
| Collezione Fogliarini | ||||
| E dubarìe | ||||
| Écomusée du Train des Merveilles | ||||
| Espace Lympia | ||||
| Esposizione sole e tempo | ||||
| Exhibition Hall | ||||
| Figas paintings | ||||
| Forte dell'Annunziata | ||||
| Giardino esotico Pallanca | ||||
| Herbarium Mortolense | ||||
| La Maison du Miel et de l'Abeille | ||||
| Laboratorio Didattico e Laboratorio Semi | ||||
| Le 109 | ||||
| Monaco Top Cars Collection | ||||
| Musée Art Populaire | ||||
| Musée d'Anthropologie Préhistorique | ||||
| Musée d'Archéologie de Nice-Cimiez | ||||
| Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain | ||||
| Musée de la Chapelle de la Visitation | ||||
| Musée de La Crèche | ||||
| Musée de la Marine | ||||
| Musée de la photographie Charles Nègre | ||||
| Musée de la résistance azuréene | ||||
| Musée de préhistoire régionale | ||||
| Musée des Arts Asiatiques | ||||
| Musée des Beaux Arts | ||||
| Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch | ||||
| Musée des Merveilles | ||||
| Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies | ||||
| Musée des Vieux-Outils | ||||
| Musée du Lait | ||||
| Musée du Trophée d'Auguste | ||||
| Musée Fort Saint-Roch | ||||
| Musée Franciscain | ||||
| Musée Goetz-Boumeester | ||||
| Musée international d'art naïf Anatole Jakovsky | ||||
| Musée Jean Cocteau - Collection Severin Wunderman | ||||
| Musée Jean Cocteau - Le Bastion | ||||
| Musée Marc Chagall | ||||
| Musée Masséna | ||||
| Musée Matisse | ||||
| Musée Prieuré du Vieux Logis | ||||
| Musée Terra Amata | ||||
| Musée Volti | ||||
| Museo Archeologico | ||||
| Museo Biblioteca Bicknell | ||||
| Museo Cassiniano | ||||
| Museo del Castello della Lucertola | ||||
| Museo del Cibo dell’Alta Val Nervia | ||||
| Museo del Legno – La Casa Rustica | ||||
| Museo del Vallo Alpino di Vievola - Opera 261 | ||||
| Museo della Canzone e della Riproduzione Sonora | ||||
| Museo Fondazione Terruzzi - Villa Regina Margherita | ||||
| Museo La Terra e la Memoria | ||||
| Museo Preistorico Nazionale dei Balzi Rossi | ||||
| Museo Radio e Trasmissioni A.N.G.E.T. - Raccolta Cartoline d'epoca del mondo | ||||
| Museo vecchio Preistorico dei Balzi Rossi | ||||
| Museum d'Histoire Naturelle | ||||
| New National Museum of Monaco | ||||
| Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | ||||
| Palais Carnolès | ||||
| Palais Lascaris | ||||
| Salle Souvenir du 24e BCA | ||||
| salle-don-jacques-fighiera | ||||
| The Car Collection of HSH the Prince of Monaco | ||||
| The Cars collection of HSH the Prince of Monaco | ||||
| Tour Lascaris | ||||
| Villa E-1027 | ||||
| Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild | ||||
| Villa Hanbury | ||||
| Villa Hanbury | ||||
| Villa Kérylos | ||||
| Villa les Camélias | ||||
| Villa Mariani | ||||
| Villa Regina Margherita |
Libraries in Sospel
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance française | 0.0 | |||||
| Alliance française | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Aprosiana | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Aprosiana | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Camille Claudel Pasteur | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque de Magnan | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque de Magnan | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque de Saint-Roch | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque départementale | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque du Port | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque du Port | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Fontaine du Temple | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Fontaine du Temple | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Louis Notari | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Louis Nucéra | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Princesse Caroline | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Raoul Mille | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Romain Gary | 0.0 | |||||
| BU Droit-Science Politique | 0.0 | |||||
| BU Lettres Arts Sciences Humaines - Henri Bosco | 0.0 | |||||
| BU Lettres Arts Sciences Humaines - Henri Bosco | 0.0 | |||||
| BU Saint-Jean d'Angély | 0.0 | |||||
| BU Saint-Jean d'Angély | 0.0 | |||||
| Caucade | 0.0 | |||||
| Ecole de la Condamine | 0.0 | |||||
| L'autre temps | 0.0 | |||||
| L'Odyssée - Bibliothèque Municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| médiathèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Caroline | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | 0.0 | |||||
| Mediathèque départementale annexe de Tende | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque La Source | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque La Source | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Les Quatre-Chemins | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Les Quatre-Chemins | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Valléenne | 0.0 | |||||
| Museo Biblioteca Bicknell | 0.0 | |||||
| University Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Sospel
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAP Valrose | |||||
| AMAP Valrose | |||||
| Cité marchande Docks de la Riviera | |||||
| Condamine Market | |||||
| Friday's Street Market | |||||
| Halles du marché de la Condamine | |||||
| Les Halles Gustave Eiffel | |||||
| Les Puces de Nice | |||||
| Les Puces de Nice | |||||
| Marché Couvert | |||||
| Marché de Monte-Carlo | |||||
| Marché des Moulins | |||||
| Marché du Cours Saleya | |||||
| Marché du Cours Saleya | |||||
| Marché Fontaine du Temple | |||||
| Marché Fontaine du Temple | |||||
| Marché Fruits et Légumes Libération | |||||
| Marché Fruits et Légumes Libération | |||||
| Marché Poissons Libération | |||||
| Marché Poissons Libération | |||||
| Mercato Comunale | |||||
| Mercato Coperto Municipale | |||||
| Parvis Collégiale | |||||
| Place Saint-Roch |
Hotels in Sospel
3 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Sospel
1 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Sospel
1 cinemas within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Sospel
1 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Sospel
1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Sospel
1 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Sospel
1 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Sospel
2 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Sospel
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer Company | ||||
| Beer Company | ||||
| Birrificio Pagarì | ||||
| La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice | ||||
| La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice | ||||
| La brasserie berroise |
Stadiums & Teams in Sospel
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Sospel
20 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auron | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Larche | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Argentera | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sangiacomo Cardini | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Lurisia – Monte Pigna | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Frabosa Ski | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Saint Grée di Viola | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Centro Fondo Marguareis | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Artesina | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Prato Nevoso | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| L'Audibergue | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Garéssio 2000 | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Isola 2000 | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Riserva Bianca – Limone Piemonte | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Domaine skiable Valberg | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Roubion-Les-Buisses | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Monesi di Triora | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| La Colmiane | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Turini Camp d'Argent | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Gréolières-Les-Neiges | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Sospel
16 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport | NCE | Large Airport |
| Cannes Mandelieu Airport | CEQ | Medium Airport |
| Cuneo International Airport | CUF | Medium Airport |
| Riviera Villanova d'Albenga International Airport | - | Medium Airport |
| Alpi Marittime Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Alta Langa Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Beltrutta Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bosio Guido Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Cipières Alpes d'Azur Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Country Fly Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Fréjus Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Giancarlo Filippi Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Isola 2000 Altisurface | - | Small Airport |
| Les Valettes Glider Landing Field | - | Small Airport |
| Maccagno Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Valberg Altisurface | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Sospel
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Sospel |
Treatment Centers in Sospel
13 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet infirmier | ||
| Cabinet Infirmier | ||
| Cabinet infirmier | ||
| Centre de convalescence La Serena | ||
| Centre de Soin Arenas | ||
| Centre Médical et Dentaire MGEN de Nice | ||
| Centre Thérapeutique de Nice | ||
| Centre Thérapeutique La Madeleine - CMP | ||
| Clinique Villa la Tour | ||
| Pole Santé | ||
| Soins Infirmiers | ||
| SOS Médecins | ||
| Villa Romaine |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Sospel
5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Chapelle Saint-Éloi | |
| Chapelle Saint-Sébastien | |
| Église Saint-Bernard | |
| Église Saint-Michel | |
| Notre-Dame de la Ménour |
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Quick Facts
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Public Holidays in France
11 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Sospel
What is the population of Sospel?
Sospel has a population of 3,034 residents and is located in France. The population density is 126 people per square mile, spread across 24.1 square miles.
Is Sospel expensive to live in?
The median household income is $24,300, 68% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $157,200 (44% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $786 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 6.5x, which means housing is a stretch relative to local earnings.
What is the weather like in Sospel?
Sospel has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 54°F (12°C). Winter temperatures average 38°F in January, while summers reach an average of 70°F in July. The area receives 326 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 43.4 inches, with 5.6 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Sospel?
The job market in Sospel faces challenges, with unemployment at 11.1% / significantly above the national rate of 3.6%. There are 182 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Sospel?
The median home value in Sospel is $157,200. For renters, the median monthly rent is $786.