Bras
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bras (INSEE 83021) is in Var (83), part of CA de la Provence Verte. Population 2,637 (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/83021-bras
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 7,932 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U UTILE). [4,3]
5 × Restaurant (CRI S FOOD DIVIN AME · BRAS PIZZA · LE P'TIT BAROUDEUR · LE JARDIN D'EDOUARD). [4,3]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DES SPORTS · BAR DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE BRAS). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (LURASCHI MARYLENE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | U UTILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 5 | CRI S FOOD DIVIN AME · BRAS PIZZA · LE P'TIT BAROUDEUR · LE JARDIN D'EDOUARD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DES SPORTS · BAR DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE BRAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | LURASCHI MARYLENE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,543 (2012) → 2,637 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,056 (1990) → 2,637 (2023): 149.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,412, of which 11.5 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bras): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bras): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bras): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 63 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST MAXIMIN-OLLI weather station, 8.6 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 279 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST MAXIMIN LA STE BAUME, 8.9 km away at 294 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 833 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST MAXIMIN-DDE, 8.1 km away at 310 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8db3fab3-0688-365a-84ba-df9d87ef0133— “Marché du dimanche (2 exposants).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marzan | 56 | 788 km NW | 2,684 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roquebrussanne | 83 | 15 km S | 2,817 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chens-sur-Léman | 74 | 318 km N | 3,068 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mars-de-Coutais | 44 | 725 km NW | 2,698 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mages | 30 | 167 km NW | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 666 km NW | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roquebrussanne | 83 | 15 km S | 2,817 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mages | 30 | 167 km NW | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chens-sur-Léman | 74 | 318 km N | 3,068 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 666 km NW | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mars-de-Coutais | 44 | 725 km NW | 2,698 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marzan | 56 | 788 km NW | 2,684 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · 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 Bras'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougiers | 83 | 12 km SW | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 83 | 6.6 km NW | 2,818 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barjac | 30 | 159 km NW | 1,608 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 18 km W | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pourcieux | 83 | 14 km W | 1,552 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourves | 83 | 7.5 km S | 5,207 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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