Brignoles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brignoles (INSEE 83023) is in Var (83), part of CA de la Provence Verte. Population 17,850 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 70.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 1,350 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.52 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
37 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LAFITAU · AUX DELICES · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · SARL SEPAT). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE CYRANO · BOUCHERIE NICOLLE · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS · LE PALACE DES VIANDES). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · SARL HALAL MARCHE BRIGNOLES · BAZAR ORIENTAL · CECILIADIET). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (BRIGNOLDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI · ASUPER 5). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (PIZZA STEF · ROSTAGNI ET COCORDANO · AUTOGRILL COTE FRANCE). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE ST LOUIS · BAR DE LA CIVETTE · L'OASIS · LE YUKA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE JEAN JAURES). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE L'OLIVIER · ECOL PRIM JEAN GIONO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDE GILARDO · ECOL PRIM JEAN JAURES NUMERO 2). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PAUL CEZANNE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK ICHAI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LANDRA, MÉDECIN · FLORENT POLESSO, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN FLAMANT, MÉDECIN · LIONEL SEGHIERI, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE KALFON MARTIN · PHARMACIE CARAMY · SELAS PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA BOITE A IMAGES). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VABRE · GYMNASE ET PLATEAU SPORTIF RAYNOUARD · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PAUL CEZANNE · LYCEE RAYNOUARD). [3]
9 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE CARAMY ISSOLE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CREDIT MUTUEL). [3]
36 × Hairdresser (BH COIFFURE · SIGNATURE EURL · VAN · KEVA · PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HPOTEL IBIS LE RESTAURANT · INTER HOTEL · LEMON HOTELS · HOTEL LE PROVENCE · IBIS BUDGET - PROVENCE VERTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 26 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 37 | LAFITAU · AUX DELICES · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · SARL SEPAT | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | LE CYRANO · BOUCHERIE NICOLLE · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS · LE PALACE DES VIANDES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | SPAR · SARL HALAL MARCHE BRIGNOLES · BAZAR ORIENTAL · CECILIADIET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | BRIGNOLDIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI · ASUPER 5 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 63 | PIZZA STEF · ROSTAGNI ET COCORDANO · AUTOGRILL COTE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 118 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE ST LOUIS · BAR DE LA CIVETTE · L'OASIS · LE YUKA | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE L'OLIVIER · ECOL PRIM JEAN GIONO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDE GILARDO · ECOL PRIM JEAN JAURES NUMERO 2 | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PAUL CEZANNE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | FRANCK ICHAI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LANDRA, MÉDECIN · FLORENT POLESSO, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN FLAMANT, MÉDECIN · LIONEL SEGHIERI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SELAS PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE KALFON MARTIN · PHARMACIE CARAMY · SELAS PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | 1 | LA BOITE A IMAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VABRE · GYMNASE ET PLATEAU SPORTIF RAYNOUARD · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PAUL CEZANNE · LYCEE RAYNOUARD | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE CARAMY ISSOLE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 36 | BH COIFFURE · SIGNATURE EURL · VAN · KEVA · PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HPOTEL IBIS LE RESTAURANT · INTER HOTEL · LEMON HOTELS · HOTEL LE PROVENCE · IBIS BUDGET - PROVENCE VERTE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday matin place du général de Gaulle, devant la médiathèque Jacques-Cestor. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 16,454 (2012) → 17,850 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 11,239 (1990) → 17,850 (2023): 58.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,694, of which 3 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brignoles): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brignoles): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Brignoles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brignoles): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brignoles): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTFORT-SUR-ARGENS_SAPC weather station, 8.8 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 214 m. [11]
The village sits 73 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CUERS, 18.5 km away at 72 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 142 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 977 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 14.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA CELLE, 5.8 km away at 250 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 — 83023/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.brignoles.fr/vie-quotidienne/commerce/marches/— “Le samedi matin est le jour du grand marché hebdomadaire, place du général de Gaulle, devant la médiathèque Jacques-Cestor.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5d27ddd6-ecaa-3f30-9c26-5e10090c76ae— “Marché du samedi (140 exposants).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83023/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83023/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83023/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluses | 74 | 298 km N | 17,795 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 7,053 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pontarlier | 25 | 390 km N | 18,067 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vire Normandie | 14 | 807 km NW | 17,457 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 30 | 143 km NW | 18,112 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marmande | 47 | 487 km W | 17,328 | 70.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 30 | 143 km NW | 18,112 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cluses | 74 | 298 km N | 17,795 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pontarlier | 25 | 390 km N | 18,067 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marmande | 47 | 487 km W | 17,328 | 70.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vire Normandie | 14 | 807 km NW | 17,457 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 7,053 km W | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · 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 Brignoles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trets | 13 | 31 km W | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 99 km NW | 20,244 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carpentras | 84 | 109 km NW | 31,619 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Luc | 83 | 20 km E | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corte | 2B | 280 km SE | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thor | 84 | 104 km NW | 8,882 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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