Cavalaire-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cavalaire-sur-Mer (INSEE 83036) is in Var (83), part of CC du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Population 8,121 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 68.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 2,984 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 | 0.76 | 25 | 18.89 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE DES PALMIERS · LA FOURNEE DES PALMIERS II · PAINS ET GOURMANDISES · BOULANGERIE DES MAURES · BOULANGERIE MAULION). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE DARIUS PIZZA · JORFII · LA BOUCHERIE CAVALAIROISE · BOUCHERIE O'DJAOUDA · BOUCHERIE JEROME CAVALAIRE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DU PARC · SPAR · AFIT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (AU POISSON SIFFLEUR 83 · LA HALLE AUX POISSONS). [3,4]
74 × Restaurant (DRIVE IN PIZZA · LA RHUMERIE · LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (LE MAMBO · EDEN BAR · TERRE DE SABLE · 150 AVENUE · GOLDEN CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB PETIT PRINCE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA ROSERAIE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVÉ BESANCON, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE VARNET-BRUNETON, MÉDECIN · MAGALI CHARLOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRA MERUNKA, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT DUMONTEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE DU GOLFE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA ATHENA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRY GROS GYMNASE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE A DOMICILE SANDRINE · BAUDINO LOETITIA · FRED · CHEZ SARAH). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL CALANQUE · HOTEL LE CAP SOLEIL · LA MÉNADO · HOTEL DU PARC · BELLEVUE EXPLOITATION). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA BAIE · CAMPING LA PINEDE · CAMPING DE LA TREILLE · CAMPING CROS DE MOUTON · CAMPING GCU 83 CAVALAIRE-SUR-MER LES OLIVIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 23 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 5 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA FOURNEE DES PALMIERS · LA FOURNEE DES PALMIERS II · PAINS ET GOURMANDISES · BOULANGERIE DES MAURES · BOULANGERIE MAULION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | LE DARIUS PIZZA · JORFII · LA BOUCHERIE CAVALAIROISE · BOUCHERIE O'DJAOUDA · BOUCHERIE JEROME CAVALAIRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | EPICERIE DU PARC · SPAR · AFIT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | AU POISSON SIFFLEUR 83 · LA HALLE AUX POISSONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 74 | DRIVE IN PIZZA · LA RHUMERIE · LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE | INSEE BPE 74 / INSEE SIRENE 113 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | LE MAMBO · EDEN BAR · TERRE DE SABLE · 150 AVENUE · GOLDEN CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA ROSERAIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | HERVÉ BESANCON, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE VARNET-BRUNETON, MÉDECIN · MAGALI CHARLOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRA MERUNKA, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT DUMONTEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SNC PHARMACIE DU GOLFE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | CINEMA ATHENA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRY GROS GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | COIFFURE A DOMICILE SANDRINE · BAUDINO LOETITIA · FRED · CHEZ SARAH | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL CALANQUE · HOTEL LE CAP SOLEIL · LA MÉNADO · HOTEL DU PARC · BELLEVUE EXPLOITATION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING DE LA BAIE · CAMPING LA PINEDE · CAMPING DE LA TREILLE · CAMPING CROS DE MOUTON · CAMPING GCU 83 CAVALAIRE-SUR-MER LES OLIVIERS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,062 (2012) → 8,121 (2023): 15 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,188 (1990) → 8,121 (2023): 93.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,731, of which 66.1 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cavalaire-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cavalaire-sur-Mer): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cavalaire-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cavalaire-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cavalaire-sur-Mer): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 71 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COGOLIN_SAPC weather station, 10 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BORMES LES MIMOSAS, 12.6 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 85 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 921 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 14.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COGOLIN_SAPC, 10 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83036/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/114ff2c0-54d3-3d06-b3c4-24b4890f5b66— “Marché Provençal Hebdomadaire: le marché a lieu tous les mercredi matin, sur la place Jean Moulin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83036/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83036/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83036/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83036
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 307 km N | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 244 km W | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 273 km N | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 645 km W | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 773 km NW | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bormes-les-Mimosas | 83 | 15 km W | 8,545 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bormes-les-Mimosas | 83 | 15 km W | 8,545 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 244 km W | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 273 km N | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 307 km N | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 645 km W | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 773 km NW | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Cavalaire-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graveson | 13 | 161 km NW | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 30 | 222 km NW | 7,310 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cogolin | 83 | 8.7 km N | 12,301 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 156 km NW | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noves | 13 | 153 km NW | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyragues | 13 | 155 km NW | 4,298 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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