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Carqueiranne

Var · Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée · INSEE 83034

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 66.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Carqueiranne (INSEE 83034) is in Var (83), part of Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. Population 9,408 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83034-carqueiranne

Vitality score

Vitality score 66.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 87 % of the 2,615 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.62515.02
Social0.892017.77
Education0.53105.28
Health0.66106.56
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.82108.22
Housing mix0.4752.34

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 6 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COUP DE SOLEIL · BOULANGERIE DU PORT · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · LE BON PAIN D ANTAN). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DU LITTORAL · GEKKO GOURMET). [3,4]

4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · ASJ LES SALETTES · L'EPICERIE · LE PRESSOIR). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]

1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DU LITTORAL). [4]

2 × Fishmonger (LES DELICES DES ILES D OR). [3,4]

38 × Restaurant (LE PUB · FAI CANTA · SCOOBY-DOOO · LE BAMBOO). [3,4]

6 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE LA GARE · LE PROSPER CLUB · LE ZEN · PMU2CARQUEI). [4]

2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY · ECOL MATE ROMAIN ROLLAND). [3]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ANNE DE GUIGNE). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE IRENE ET FREDERIC JOLIOT CURIE). [3]

10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MICHEL SANTELLI, MÉDECIN · MONIQUE DAVID, MÉDECIN · MAGALI ROVERE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE PAOLI, MÉDECIN · JACQUELINE RODENBACH, MÉDECIN). [3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CARTHAGE · SELARL PHARMACIE ALLAIN BOEZ). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AUGUSTIN THIERRY). [3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU GRAND CHENE · COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIE). [3]

4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]

23 × Hairdresser (SARL JLB · VELLA · SARL HAIR PORT · CREATION BIJOUX LORIE). [3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

2 × Hotel (HOTEL RICHIARDI). [3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BEAU VEZE · CAMPING DES PALMIERS). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)6COUP DE SOLEIL · BOULANGERIE DU PORT · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · LE BON PAIN D ANTANINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2LA BOUCHERIE DU LITTORAL · GEKKO GOURMETINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)4SPAR · ASJ LES SALETTES · L'EPICERIE · LE PRESSOIRINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Supermarket1INTERMARCHEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)1LA FROMAGERIE DU LITTORALINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Fishmonger2LES DELICES DES ILES D ORINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Restaurant38LE PUB · FAI CANTA · SCOOBY-DOOO · LE BAMBOOINSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4]
Café / bar6LE CAFE DE LA GARE · LE PROSPER CLUB · LE ZEN · PMU2CARQUEIINSEE SIRENE 6 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)2ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY · ECOL MATE ROMAIN ROLLANDINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)3ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ANNE DE GUIGNEINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE IRENE ET FREDERIC JOLIOT CURIEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)10JEAN-MICHEL SANTELLI, MÉDECIN · MONIQUE DAVID, MÉDECIN · MAGALI ROVERE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE PAOLI, MÉDECIN · JACQUELINE RODENBACH, MÉDECININSEE BPE 10 [3]
Pharmacy2PHARMACIE DU CARTHAGE · SELARL PHARMACIE ALLAIN BOEZINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AUGUSTIN THIERRYINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall2GYMNASE DU GRAND CHENE · COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank4CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE · CREDIT LYONNAISINSEE BPE 4 [3]
Hairdresser23SARL JLB · VELLA · SARL HAIR PORT · CREATION BIJOUX LORIEINSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4]
Fuel station2STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel2HOTEL RICHIARDIINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Campsite2CAMPING LE BEAU VEZE · CAMPING DES PALMIERSINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]

Trajectory

1968: 4,449 peak 2012: 9,899 2023: 9,408 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 9,899 (2012) → 9,408 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [7,1]

Population 7,118 (1990) → 9,408 (2023): 32.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]

Dwellings (2023): 7,137, of which 26.6 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [9]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Carqueiranne): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Food shop (Carqueiranne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]

GP (Carqueiranne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Carqueiranne): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Carqueiranne): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 6 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the HYERES weather station, 5.9 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at HYERES, 5.9 km away at 2 m, over 30 summers. [11]

An average of 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at HYERES, 5.9 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

What property sold for

405 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 810,000 € — 5,726 € per m² of built surface. [12]

681 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 258,000 € — 4,948 € per m². [12]

The median across Var is 3,286 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83034/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2025-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/10c45136-de43-3a09-9589-68a34c92e165— “Le marché de Carqueiranne”(unverified)
  6. DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9b25e0fd-3d61-3f54-8f97-a7cf39811861— “Le marché de producteurs et artisans locaux sur le port de Carqueiranne”(unverified)
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83034/2012
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83034/1990
  9. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83034/logement/2023
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 83034
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Pradet834.5 km W10,93353.5Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 %
Le Muy8358 km NE10,11858Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 %
Ouistreham14842 km NW9,21271.2ServedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 %
Briançon05206 km N11,41159.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 %
Bailly-Romainvilliers77687 km N6,98051.7Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 %
Apt84103 km NW10,14358.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Pradet834.5 km W10,93353.5Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 %
Le Muy8358 km NE10,11858Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 %
Apt84103 km NW10,14358.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 %
Briançon05206 km N11,41159.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 %
Bailly-Romainvilliers77687 km N6,98051.7Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 %
Ouistreham14842 km NW9,21271.2ServedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · 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 Carqueiranne'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Puget-sur-Argens8364 km NE8,60265.7ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Le Rouret0699 km NE4,20948.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Roquebrune-sur-Argens8360 km NE15,44263.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Sospel06141 km NE3,79153Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Le Revest-les-Eaux8315 km NW4,07449.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Monein64540 km W4,44662ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %