Bandol
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bandol (INSEE 83009) is in Var (83), part of CA Sud Sainte Baume. Population 8,267 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/83009-bandol
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 2,952 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 | 0.78 | 25 | 19.52 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.13 |
| 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]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (STE FRANGIPANE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BANDOLAISE · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · ENDEMIC · FIANT). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON TANZILLI · LA BOUCHERIE DES AMIS · SD TRAITEUR SD BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CASINO · RENDEZ-VOUS EN PROVENCE · RENDEZ VOUS EN ITALIE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DISTRIVIAND · CARREFOUR MARKET · SODIVAR · 8 A HUIT · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE NESTY). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LA PEYRIERE). [3,4]
85 × Restaurant (AU BOUCANIER · PLEIN LARGE · DI MAGGIO SERGE · CASA DEL GELATO). [3,4]
22 × Café / bar (NICOLINI LMP · LE GOLF PLAGE · LE BUFFALO · LE BAROQUE · LE NAUTIC). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOIS MAURIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB OCTAVE MAUREL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE OCTAVE MAUREL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RAIMU). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE FAGOT, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LELU, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE BONTEMPS-ABDELLAOUI, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JOUSSAUME, MÉDECIN · THIERRY REVOL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU PORT · BANDOL MEDICAL CONFORT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ALFRED KASTLER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE RAIMU · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
6 × Bank (AGENCE BANDOL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANDOL MOULIN · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MARIE MORENO - STYLISTE VISAGISTE · PIERRE CARPINETTA III · OLIVIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA BAIE · HOTEL LE PLEIN LARGE · HOTEL BEL OMBRA · LE GOLF PLAGE · HOTEL L'ILE ROUSSE /THALAZUR BANDOL/LE PETIT NAVIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 24 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | STE FRANGIPANE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BANDOLAISE · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · ENDEMIC · FIANT | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON TANZILLI · LA BOUCHERIE DES AMIS · SD TRAITEUR SD BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CASINO · RENDEZ-VOUS EN PROVENCE · RENDEZ VOUS EN ITALIE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SOCIETE DISTRIVIAND · CARREFOUR MARKET · SODIVAR · 8 A HUIT · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE NESTY | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LA PEYRIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 85 | AU BOUCANIER · PLEIN LARGE · DI MAGGIO SERGE · CASA DEL GELATO | INSEE BPE 85 / INSEE SIRENE 141 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 22 | NICOLINI LMP · LE GOLF PLAGE · LE BUFFALO · LE BAROQUE · LE NAUTIC | INSEE SIRENE 22 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOIS MAURIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB OCTAVE MAUREL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE OCTAVE MAUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RAIMU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | ISABELLE FAGOT, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LELU, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE BONTEMPS-ABDELLAOUI, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JOUSSAUME, MÉDECIN · THIERRY REVOL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU PORT · BANDOL MEDICAL CONFORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 ALFRED KASTLER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE RAIMU · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | AGENCE BANDOL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANDOL MOULIN · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | COIFFURE MARIE MORENO - STYLISTE VISAGISTE · PIERRE CARPINETTA III · OLIVIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL DE LA BAIE · HOTEL LE PLEIN LARGE · HOTEL BEL OMBRA · LE GOLF PLAGE · HOTEL L'ILE ROUSSE /THALAZUR BANDOL/LE PETIT NAVIR | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday matins place de la Liberté et quai du port (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 7,622 (2012) → 8,267 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 7,431 (1990) → 8,267 (2023): 11.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,962, of which 59.9 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bandol): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bandol): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Bandol): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bandol): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bandol): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE CASTELLET_SAPC weather station, 5.6 km away at 66 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [11]
The village sits 64 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 23 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TOULON, 12.1 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 590 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE CASTELLET_SAPC, 5.6 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bandol.fr/quotidien/nos-marches/— “Le Marché Traditionnel Tous les matins sur la place de la Liberté Le Marché Provençal hebdomadaire Tous les mardis matins sur le quai du port Le Marché Nocturne Tous les soirs du 1 juillet au 11 septembre sur le quai du port”
- DATAtourisme 2024-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3314b5a7-b8c4-3247-9872-bfac68e22eb1— “Le mardi matin à Bandol, c'est jour de grand marché !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 232 km W | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 859 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Grande-Motte | 34 | 143 km W | 8,440 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sainte-Maxime | 83 | 74 km E | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 6.0 km NW | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Baule-Escoublac | 44 | 787 km NW | 16,912 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 6.0 km NW | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sainte-Maxime | 83 | 74 km E | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Grande-Motte | 34 | 143 km W | 8,440 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 232 km W | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Baule-Escoublac | 44 | 787 km NW | 16,912 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 859 km NW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bandol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 83 | 4.3 km SE | 18,538 | 64.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeveyrac | 34 | 178 km W | 3,972 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 138 km NW | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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