Aiguines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aiguines (INSEE 83002) is in Var (83), part of CC Lacs et Gorges du Verdon. Population 274 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83002-aiguines
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 17,590 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 7.92 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| 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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUTOUR DE LA TABLE · EPICERIE DU VERDON · L'EPICE RIT AIGUINES). [4,3]
7 × Restaurant (SNACK DU PONT DE L'ARTUBY · LES 3 CYPRES · TERRE DE SAVEUR · LA GUINGUETTE DU LAC). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AIGUINES). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AIGUINES AP). [4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL REST LE GRAND CANYON · HOTEL DU VIEUX CHATEAU · ALTITUDE 823). [4,3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · DOMAINE DE CHANTERAINE · CAMPING DE L'AIGLE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | AUTOUR DE LA TABLE · EPICERIE DU VERDON · L'EPICE RIT AIGUINES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | SNACK DU PONT DE L'ARTUBY · LES 3 CYPRES · TERRE DE SAVEUR · LA GUINGUETTE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AIGUINES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | AIGUINES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL REST LE GRAND CANYON · HOTEL DU VIEUX CHATEAU · ALTITUDE 823 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · DOMAINE DE CHANTERAINE · CAMPING DE L'AIGLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 269 (2012) → 274 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 274 (2023): 32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 363, of which 52.1 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Palud-sur-Verdon): 7.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aiguines): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Riez): 13.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Aiguines): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AIGUINES_SAPC weather station, 2.2 km away at 563 m; the village itself is at 796 m. [12]
The village sits 233 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at REGUSSE, 16.2 km away at 561 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 235 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 795 mm of rain a year, spread over 74 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AIGUINES_SAPC, 2.2 km away at 563 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivese | 2A | 314 km SE | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 12 km W | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Corbières | 11 | 294 km W | 253 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 14 % |
| Artignosc-sur-Verdon | 83 | 15 km SW | 311 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muro | 2B | 256 km SE | 243 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 8 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vezzani | 2B | 302 km SE | 269 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 12 km W | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Artignosc-sur-Verdon | 83 | 15 km SW | 311 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muro | 2B | 256 km SE | 243 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 8 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Corbières | 11 | 294 km W | 253 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vezzani | 2B | 302 km SE | 269 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olivese | 2A | 314 km SE | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 19 % · 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 Aiguines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 12 km W | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Allier | 43 | 277 km NW | 280 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fos | 31 | 457 km W | 248 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puimichel | 04 | 28 km NW | 246 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campuac | 12 | 304 km W | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bruguière | 30 | 151 km W | 332 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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