Cogolin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cogolin (INSEE 83042) is in Var (83), part of CC du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Population 12,301 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 69.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 1,987 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 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.79 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE A.MICKA · LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · MY BREAD · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · JECEMA). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (D.S E · BOUCHERIE EL DJAOUDA · EL BAKHTAOUI · DESCHASEAUX LEOPOLD · BOUCHERIE GUISIANO). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARCEL & FILS COGOLIN · ELIS DISTRIBUTION · SARL ITALIENNE · SPEED MARKET · LAURA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DU COQ). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (CHEZ DOUME). [3,4]
66 × Restaurant (LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · FANETTE ET SES GALETTES · VALY · BAOU BAOU · VANUTU). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (HABANA CAFE · LE 13 · SASU LE HABANA · MAISON BAKKUS · LE CHRIS FANNY). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PISAN MALASPINA · ECOL PRIM FONTVIEILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT CHABAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU RIALET). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE PRIVE ASSOMPTION). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVIE VO, MÉDECIN · ANOUK BATAILLE, MÉDECIN · ÉVA SOULAT, MÉDECIN · GENEVIÉVE ROASIO, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROCHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GAMBETTA · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA FOUX · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE SENEQUIER ROUQUIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE ROSTROPOVITCH). [3]
1 × Cinema (RAIMU). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC MARCEL COULONY · GYMNASE B FONTVIEILLE). [3]
11 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI GOLFE MAURES · 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). [3]
26 × Hairdresser (GOMINA 2000 · SAINT YLVIA HAIR · CORINNE COIFFURE · B LAURETTE · TENDANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (IBIS COGOLIN · COQ HOTEL · MARINA HOTEL CLUB - CAMPINT MARINA PARADISE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (SUNELIA CAMPING DE L'ARGENTIERE · MARINA HOTEL CLUB - CAMPINT MARINA PARADISE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 16 × Restaurant, 6 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE A.MICKA · LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · MY BREAD · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · JECEMA | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | D.S E · BOUCHERIE EL DJAOUDA · EL BAKHTAOUI · DESCHASEAUX LEOPOLD · BOUCHERIE GUISIANO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | MARCEL & FILS COGOLIN · ELIS DISTRIBUTION · SARL ITALIENNE · SPEED MARKET · LAURA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DU COQ | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CHEZ DOUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 66 | LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · FANETTE ET SES GALETTES · VALY · BAOU BAOU · VANUTU | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 117 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | HABANA CAFE · LE 13 · SASU LE HABANA · MAISON BAKKUS · LE CHRIS FANNY | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PISAN MALASPINA · ECOL PRIM FONTVIEILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT CHABAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU RIALET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE PRIVE ASSOMPTION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | SYLVIE VO, MÉDECIN · ANOUK BATAILLE, MÉDECIN · ÉVA SOULAT, MÉDECIN · GENEVIÉVE ROASIO, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROCHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE GAMBETTA · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA FOUX · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE SENEQUIER ROUQUIER | INSEE BPE 4 / 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 ESPACE ROSTROPOVITCH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | RAIMU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC MARCEL COULONY · GYMNASE B FONTVIEILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI GOLFE MAURES · 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 | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 26 | GOMINA 2000 · SAINT YLVIA HAIR · CORINNE COIFFURE · B LAURETTE · TENDANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | IBIS COGOLIN · COQ HOTEL · MARINA HOTEL CLUB - CAMPINT MARINA PARADISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | SUNELIA CAMPING DE L'ARGENTIERE · MARINA HOTEL CLUB - CAMPINT MARINA PARADISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,186 (2012) → 12,301 (2023): 10 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,976 (1990) → 12,301 (2023): 54.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,396, of which 21.6 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cogolin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cogolin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cogolin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cogolin): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cogolin): 0.1 km to the north-east (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, 2.1 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BORMES LES MIMOSAS, 14 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 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, 2.1 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 — 83042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cbcf27c4-8976-34dd-98e9-dcf44fdee8c1— “Rendez-vous au cœur du village de Cogolin , les mercredis Place Victor Hugo et les samedis Place de la République de 8h30 à 12h30, pour profiter de l'ambiance conviviale de notre marché provençal.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville | 50 | 882 km NW | 12,510 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Ferney-Voltaire | 01 | 336 km N | 12,094 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ouistreham | 14 | 849 km NW | 9,212 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Pradet | 83 | 45 km W | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 870 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 739 km NW | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pradet | 83 | 45 km W | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ferney-Voltaire | 01 | 336 km N | 12,094 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 739 km NW | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
| Ouistreham | 14 | 849 km NW | 9,212 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 870 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Granville | 50 | 882 km NW | 12,510 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
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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 Cogolin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 152 km NW | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 8.7 km S | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 30 | 218 km NW | 7,310 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noves | 13 | 149 km NW | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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