Aups
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aups (INSEE 83007) is in Var (83), part of CC Lacs et Gorges du Verdon. Population 2,192 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83007-aups
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 9,009 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 | 0.76 | 25 | 18.95 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES SAVEURS DU MOULIN · LACROIX'SANTERIE · L'ATELIER GOURMAND). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · HUGUES · BOUCHERIE AUPSOISE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · LE COMPTOIR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (PIZZA LES UCHANES · LE GRAND HOTEL · CROQ ZAOU · PIZZAOU · LE SAINT MARC PENSION DE FAMILLE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE CENTRAL CHEZ TON PERE · GRAND CAFE DU COURS · BAR TABAC LOU BARAULO · BRASSERIE ARNAUD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI NANS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRÉDÉRIC CUVELLE, MÉDECIN · RICK ANDRAOS, MÉDECIN · TITOUAN LOREAU, MÉDECIN · TIFFANIE VIAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAMBERT FAURE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PIERRE DONNADIEU · COLLEGE HENRI NANS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAIS LOCA CRED AGRIC MUTU BRESQUE VERDON). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · COULEUR ENCRE DE FILLE · COIFFURE BY CECILIA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE PROVENCAL · LE GRAND HOTEL · LE SAINT MARC PENSION DE FAMILLE · AUBERGE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PRES, L'OASIS DU VERDON · INTERNATIONAL CAMPING · CAMPING SAINT LAZARE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LES SAVEURS DU MOULIN · LACROIX'SANTERIE · L'ATELIER GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · HUGUES · BOUCHERIE AUPSOISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · LE COMPTOIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | PIZZA LES UCHANES · LE GRAND HOTEL · CROQ ZAOU · PIZZAOU · LE SAINT MARC PENSION DE FAMILLE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE CENTRAL CHEZ TON PERE · GRAND CAFE DU COURS · BAR TABAC LOU BARAULO · BRASSERIE ARNAUD | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI NANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FRÉDÉRIC CUVELLE, MÉDECIN · RICK ANDRAOS, MÉDECIN · TITOUAN LOREAU, MÉDECIN · TIFFANIE VIAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAMBERT FAURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE PIERRE DONNADIEU · COLLEGE HENRI NANS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CAIS LOCA CRED AGRIC MUTU BRESQUE VERDON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · COULEUR ENCRE DE FILLE · COIFFURE BY CECILIA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE PROVENCAL · LE GRAND HOTEL · LE SAINT MARC PENSION DE FAMILLE · AUBERGE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES PRES, L'OASIS DU VERDON · INTERNATIONAL CAMPING · CAMPING SAINT LAZARE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,113 (2012) → 2,192 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,796 (1990) → 2,192 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,825, of which 29.1 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aups): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aups): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aups): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aups): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aups): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUPS weather station, 3.3 km away at 497 m; the village itself is at 499 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at REGUSSE, 10.5 km away at 561 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 62 m above 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 764 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUPS, 3.3 km away at 497 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83007/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/de961446-4657-31fa-b96c-61aa6f10e407— “Grand marché provençal tous les mercredi et samedi matin sur la place principale et dans les rues du village”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83007/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83007/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83007/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florac Trois Rivières | 48 | 224 km W | 2,100 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 316 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourbonne-les-Bains | 52 | 483 km N | 1,958 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 212 km NW | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 159 km N | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 516 km W | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 159 km N | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 212 km NW | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Florac Trois Rivières | 48 | 224 km W | 2,100 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aléria | 2B | 316 km SE | 2,267 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourbonne-les-Bains | 52 | 483 km N | 1,958 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 69 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 516 km W | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 80 % |
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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 Aups'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Régusse | 83 | 8.2 km NW | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joyeuse | 07 | 185 km NW | 1,811 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mormoiron | 84 | 97 km NW | 1,884 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Uze | 26 | 204 km NW | 2,139 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dieulefit | 26 | 136 km NW | 3,289 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 172 km NW | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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