Callian
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Callian (INSEE 83029) is in Var (83), part of CC du Pays de Fayence. Population 3,823 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83029-callian
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 5,862 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 | 0.25 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.19 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEMINAT ET CIE · LE FOURNIL D'EDEN · ATELIER FARINE BISE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (ZIGH ET PUCE · FRYMASY · LE RENDEZ VOUS DES ARTS · REAL MARIE ODILE · CROCK PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CERCLE · AUX PAS SAGES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRI OLIVIER). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES BAUQUIER). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES HUET, MÉDECIN · NATALIA KORENEVA-CASTAIGNE, MÉDECIN · LAURE RAMOINO, MÉDECIN · RÉGIS LAURE, MÉDECIN · ODILE LION, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE CASTAIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CALLIAN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (DANCRE COURTAGE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (CAMILLE ALBANE · CAPILL'HAIR BY B · LA CASA DEL PELO · CUTRI GIUSEPPINA · ACCESS COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CHEMINAT ET CIE · LE FOURNIL D'EDEN · ATELIER FARINE BISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | ZIGH ET PUCE · FRYMASY · LE RENDEZ VOUS DES ARTS · REAL MARIE ODILE · CROCK PIZZA | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CERCLE · AUX PAS SAGES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRI OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES BAUQUIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JEAN-YVES HUET, MÉDECIN · NATALIA KORENEVA-CASTAIGNE, MÉDECIN · LAURE RAMOINO, MÉDECIN · RÉGIS LAURE, MÉDECIN · ODILE LION, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELEURL PHARMACIE CASTAIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 CALLIAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | DANCRE COURTAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | CAMILLE ALBANE · CAPILL'HAIR BY B · LA CASA DEL PELO · CUTRI GIUSEPPINA · ACCESS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,346 (2012) → 3,823 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,790 (1990) → 3,823 (2023): 113.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,165, of which 21.1 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Callian): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Callian): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Callian): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Callian): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Callian): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TOURRETTES weather station, 2.6 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 332 m. [9]
The village sits 92 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SEILLANS, 11.6 km away at 278 m, over 25 summers. [9]
That station sits 54 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TOURRETTES, 2.6 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touques | 14 | 814 km NW | 3,913 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arvert | 17 | 666 km NW | 3,917 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Verberie | 60 | 703 km NW | 3,898 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Créhange | 57 | 605 km N | 3,691 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allevard | 38 | 204 km N | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Salles-d'Aude | 11 | 297 km W | 3,369 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allevard | 38 | 204 km N | 3,971 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Salles-d'Aude | 11 | 297 km W | 3,369 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Créhange | 57 | 605 km N | 3,691 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arvert | 17 | 666 km NW | 3,917 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Verberie | 60 | 703 km NW | 3,898 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Touques | 14 | 814 km NW | 3,913 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Callian'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalqueiret | 83 | 63 km SW | 3,389 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fayence | 83 | 4.7 km W | 6,157 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mallemort | 13 | 127 km W | 6,166 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alleins | 13 | 128 km W | 2,852 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 192 km W | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanas | 38 | 243 km NW | 2,706 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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