Cotignac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cotignac (INSEE 83046) is in Var (83), part of CA de la Provence Verte. Population 2,197 (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/83046-cotignac
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 8,996 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE PASCAL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON BARRA ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (COTI BK). [3,4]
22 × Restaurant (NOEL TRAITEUR · JEANOT · LA TARENTE · DOS SANTOS RESTAURATION). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (AU 31 · CAFE DU COURS · CAFE DE L'UNION · LE MARIGNY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-PIERRE VERAN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRUNO CROVI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE AUGUSTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU ROCHER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COTIGNAC LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GABRIEL H. BLANC). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DANIELLE COIFFURE · L HAIR DU TEMPS · LUNIV HAIR COIFFEUR · CO TIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE LOU CALEN · HÔTEL LA FALAISE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE POUVERELS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DE PASCAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON BARRA ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | COTI BK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 22 | NOEL TRAITEUR · JEANOT · LA TARENTE · DOS SANTOS RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | AU 31 · CAFE DU COURS · CAFE DE L'UNION · LE MARIGNY | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-PIERRE VERAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BRUNO CROVI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE AUGUSTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU ROCHER | 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 | COTIGNAC LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GABRIEL H. BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DANIELLE COIFFURE · L HAIR DU TEMPS · LUNIV HAIR COIFFEUR · CO TIF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOSTELLERIE LOU CALEN · HÔTEL LA FALAISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE POUVERELS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,313 (2012) → 2,197 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,792 (1990) → 2,197 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,229, of which 37.6 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cotignac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cotignac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Cotignac): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cotignac): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cotignac): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COTIGNAC weather station, 3.2 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 239 m. [10]
The village sits 136 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ENTRECASTEAUX, 8.4 km away at 279 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COTIGNAC, 3.2 km away at 375 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 — 83046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7a0fe6dd-c605-341f-98f9-87e7123c5a5f— “Marché du mardi (80 exposants).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleubian | 22 | 926 km NW | 2,365 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouharnel | 56 | 850 km NW | 2,285 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Peyre en Aubrac | 48 | 264 km NW | 2,296 | 71 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 934 km NW | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 500 km NW | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 882 km NW | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyre en Aubrac | 48 | 264 km NW | 2,296 | 71 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mareuil en Périgord | 24 | 500 km NW | 2,326 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plouharnel | 56 | 850 km NW | 2,285 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 882 km NW | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
| Pleubian | 22 | 926 km NW | 2,365 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 934 km NW | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · 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 Cotignac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrières-d'Avignon | 84 | 90 km NW | 1,686 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 171 km NW | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Figanières | 83 | 28 km E | 2,762 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagnes | 84 | 93 km NW | 1,742 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buis-les-Baronnies | 26 | 109 km NW | 2,218 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 193 km W | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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