Callas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Callas (INSEE 83028) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 2,124 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83028-callas
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 67 % of the 9,191 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| 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 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CLOTILDE PATISSERIE BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · BIENVENU). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (HOSTELLERIE DES GORGES DE PENNAFORT · LE MOULIN DES VOISINS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA GROTTE ITALIENNE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE BERTAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CALLAS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE AMANDA · CMK COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DES GORGES DE PENNAFORT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES BLIMOUSES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CLOTILDE PATISSERIE BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI · BIENVENU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | HOSTELLERIE DES GORGES DE PENNAFORT · LE MOULIN DES VOISINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA GROTTE ITALIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE BERTAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 DE CALLAS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | COIFFURE AMANDA · CMK COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOSTELLERIE DES GORGES DE PENNAFORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES BLIMOUSES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,829 (2012) → 2,124 (2023): 16.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,276 (1990) → 2,124 (2023): 66.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,466, of which 24.8 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Callas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Callas): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Callas): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bargemon): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Callas): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BARGEMON weather station, 3.9 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 396 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEILLANS, 6.9 km away at 278 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 118 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 938 mm of rain a year, spread over 68 days — about 13.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CALLAS, 1.1 km away at 308 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e55e877e-a2b4-3124-997b-1eb1db1f26d2— “Marché provençal tous les samedis matins au centre du village”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzal | 56 | 819 km NW | 1,846 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 979 km NW | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | 72 | 725 km NW | 2,174 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| Glières-Val-de-Borne | 74 | 268 km N | 1,824 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Logonna-Daoulas | 29 | 988 km NW | 2,130 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guissény | 29 | 1,012 km NW | 1,979 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glières-Val-de-Borne | 74 | 268 km N | 1,824 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Perseigne | 72 | 725 km NW | 2,174 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| Arzal | 56 | 819 km NW | 1,846 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 979 km NW | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Logonna-Daoulas | 29 | 988 km NW | 2,130 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guissény | 29 | 1,012 km NW | 1,979 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · 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 Callas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méounes-lès-Montrieux | 83 | 57 km SW | 2,277 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-de-Pertuis | 84 | 70 km W | 1,130 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagnes | 84 | 119 km W | 1,742 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Côme-d'Olt | 12 | 315 km W | 1,449 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabrières-d'Avignon | 84 | 116 km W | 1,686 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blyes | 01 | 270 km N | 1,401 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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