Le Castellet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Castellet (INSEE 83035) is in Var (83), part of CA Sud Sainte Baume. Population 6,040 (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/83035-le-castellet
Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 51 % of the 3,919 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 | 0.41 | 25 | 10.34 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DE MALTE DU CASTELLET · M.T.V · ERDUVA · LE PETIT MINOT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EDEN · LE ROND POINT · LES JARINS DE REMY). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (SARL LA SOUCO · LE ROY D'YS · AUBERGE DE L ORMEAU · LA FARIGOULE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC LE BOL D'OR). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM LE BRULAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARINETTE UNIA · ECOL PRIM LE PLAN DU CASTELLET). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE VIGNERET). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLARA HERON, MÉDECIN · SABINE DE SANCTIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CASTELLET). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LE PLAN DU CASTELLET AP · LE CASTELLET MAMYDION RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LE VIGNERET). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (JUSTE POUR SOI · DINOU COIFFEUSE BARBER). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL CASTEL STE ANNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT DU CASTELLET · GRAND PRIX HOTEL · MAS BRULAT). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LES GRANDS PINS · CAMPING LES ARBOUSES · CAPFUN CAMPING L'ARBOIS DU CASTELLET · CAMPING LE CASTILLON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 14 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE MOULIN DE MALTE DU CASTELLET · M.T.V · ERDUVA · LE PETIT MINOT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | EDEN · LE ROND POINT · LES JARINS DE REMY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 31 | SARL LA SOUCO · LE ROY D'YS · AUBERGE DE L ORMEAU · LA FARIGOULE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR TABAC LE BOL D'OR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOL PRIM LE BRULAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARINETTE UNIA · ECOL PRIM LE PLAN DU CASTELLET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE VIGNERET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CLARA HERON, MÉDECIN · SABINE DE SANCTIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CASTELLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LE PLAN DU CASTELLET AP · LE CASTELLET MAMYDION RP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE LE VIGNERET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 9 | JUSTE POUR SOI · DINOU COIFFEUSE BARBER | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL CASTEL STE ANNE · HOTEL RESTAURANT DU CASTELLET · GRAND PRIX HOTEL · MAS BRULAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LES GRANDS PINS · CAMPING LES ARBOUSES · CAPFUN CAMPING L'ARBOIS DU CASTELLET · CAMPING LE CASTILLON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,083 (2012) → 6,040 (2023): 47.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,084 (1990) → 6,040 (2023): 95.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,782, of which 18 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Castellet): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Castellet): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Beausset): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Beausset): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Castellet): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE CASTELLET_SAPC weather station, 2.2 km away at 66 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [11]
The village sits 181 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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE CASTELLET-AERO, 5.4 km away at 417 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 170 m above 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 590 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE CASTELLET_SAPC, 2.2 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e12ed682-713f-38a8-a27d-680fcf14fb2e— “Marché de Producteurs tous les samedis de 8h00 à 13h00 sur la Place Herrischried au Plan du Castellet !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83035
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières | 28 | 639 km NW | 5,607 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Baden | 56 | 837 km NW | 5,086 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 70 | 523 km N | 3,764 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Mené | 22 | 857 km NW | 6,556 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 83 | 83 km NE | 3,194 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champniers | 16 | 523 km NW | 5,281 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 83 | 83 km NE | 3,194 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champniers | 16 | 523 km NW | 5,281 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | 70 | 523 km N | 3,764 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières | 28 | 639 km NW | 5,607 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Baden | 56 | 837 km NW | 5,086 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Mené | 22 | 857 km NW | 6,556 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Le Castellet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 26 | 208 km N | 6,523 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles | 33 | 553 km W | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lafrançaise | 82 | 379 km W | 2,865 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 47 | 437 km W | 6,541 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merville | 31 | 366 km W | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belin-Béliet | 33 | 546 km W | 6,275 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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