Bagnols-en-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bagnols-en-Forêt (INSEE 83008) is in Var (83), part of CC du Pays de Fayence. Population 3,194 (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/83008-bagnols-en-foret
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 6,767 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLEUR DE LOTUS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O DELICE PROVEN AL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (MAC A DAN 83 · LE PINEDOU · LA CAVE AUX BURGERS · LE BISTROT). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIM PUBLIQUE FREDERIC GAGLIOLO). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ÉLISE CLEMENT, MÉDECIN · SERGE L'HERITIER, MÉDECIN · SÉVERINE AGRATI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BAGNOLS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BAGNOLS EN FORET CARREFOUR CONTA RP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SYMPATIF · BEAUTE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ITSI BAN · MAI HAIR CUT · BY MEL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL AU RELAIS PROVENCAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CLOS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FLEUR DE LOTUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O DELICE PROVEN AL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | 8 | MAC A DAN 83 · LE PINEDOU · LA CAVE AUX BURGERS · LE BISTROT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIM PUBLIQUE FREDERIC GAGLIOLO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ÉLISE CLEMENT, MÉDECIN · SERGE L'HERITIER, MÉDECIN · SÉVERINE AGRATI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BAGNOLS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BAGNOLS EN FORET CARREFOUR CONTA RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 5 | SYMPATIF · BEAUTE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ITSI BAN · MAI HAIR CUT · BY MEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL AU RELAIS PROVENCAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES CLOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,565 (2012) → 3,194 (2023): 24.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,274 (1990) → 3,194 (2023): 150.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,045, of which 24.1 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bagnols-en-Forêt): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bagnols-en-Forêt): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bagnols-en-Forêt): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bagnols-en-Forêt): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bagnols-en-Forêt): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEILLANS weather station, 7.8 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 261 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEILLANS, 7.8 km away at 278 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 857 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 13 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAGNOLS-EN-FORET, 0.1 km away at 320 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5b713f8a-1351-3f7e-b314-47c53919bbad— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vald'Yerre | 28 | 666 km NW | 3,609 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 70 | 484 km N | 3,764 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleudihen-sur-Rance | 22 | 866 km NW | 2,924 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Velleron | 84 | 142 km W | 3,168 | 45.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argentonnay | 79 | 678 km NW | 3,234 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crach | 56 | 880 km NW | 3,423 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velleron | 84 | 142 km W | 3,168 | 45.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 70 | 484 km N | 3,764 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vald'Yerre | 28 | 666 km NW | 3,609 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argentonnay | 79 | 678 km NW | 3,234 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleudihen-sur-Rance | 22 | 866 km NW | 2,924 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Crach | 56 | 880 km NW | 3,423 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 88 % |
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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 Bagnols-en-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figanières | 83 | 17 km W | 2,762 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villecroze | 83 | 35 km W | 1,514 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Vans | 07 | 227 km NW | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suze-la-Rousse | 26 | 171 km NW | 2,077 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 177 km NW | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lapalud | 84 | 182 km NW | 3,853 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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