La Crau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Crau (INSEE 83047) is in Var (83), part of Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. Population 19,556 (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 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 1,229 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COTE COUR COTE GOURMANDS · LE MOULIN DE L'ESTAGNOL · LA GOURMANDISE · JADE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE VIGNALI · LECHAT · BOUCHERIE DE LA MOUTONNE · LE COMPTOIR DU BOUCHER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BAAZAR CULINAIRE · GREEN DREAM LA CRAU · J.V.M). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SODICRAU). [3,4]
60 × Restaurant (COMPTOIR DU DELICE · LA SICILIA · CHEZ TOINE · AU PETIT CREU · PIZZA ABSOLU). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA PLACE · COTE PLACE · LE BAR DES HALLES). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PALAZY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JULES AUDIBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE MAURON). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN AICARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GIONO). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DU FENOUILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUTION ST JOSEPH). [3]
22 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUEL GILBERT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE BONVALOT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BARTOLOMEI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE REICHENAUER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN MAILLARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE QUINAUD · SELAS PHARMACIE FLEUR ASTIER · PHARMACIE MARTIN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MOUTONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PATRIMOINE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA CRAU VIVAL LA MOUTONNE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DU FENOUILLET · SALLE CHARLES PARNAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAUTAIRE DE L ESTAGNOL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE FENOUILLET). [3]
7 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE LA CRAU · AGENCE LA CRAU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SG - LA CRAU ( 0209.5)). [3]
38 × Hairdresser (POUCHOU SARL · SARL JEAN VICTOR). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES BOIS DE MONT REDON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 27 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | COTE COUR COTE GOURMANDS · LE MOULIN DE L'ESTAGNOL · LA GOURMANDISE · JADE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE VIGNALI · LECHAT · BOUCHERIE DE LA MOUTONNE · LE COMPTOIR DU BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BAAZAR CULINAIRE · GREEN DREAM LA CRAU · J.V.M | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SODICRAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 60 | COMPTOIR DU DELICE · LA SICILIA · CHEZ TOINE · AU PETIT CREU · PIZZA ABSOLU | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 93 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | BAR DE LA PLACE · COTE PLACE · LE BAR DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PALAZY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JULES AUDIBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE MAURON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE J FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN AICARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GIONO | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DU FENOUILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUTION ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 22 | EMMANUEL GILBERT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE BONVALOT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BARTOLOMEI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE REICHENAUER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN MAILLARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELARL PHARMACIE QUINAUD · SELAS PHARMACIE FLEUR ASTIER · PHARMACIE MARTIN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MOUTONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PATRIMOINE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA CRAU VIVAL LA MOUTONNE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COLLEGE DU FENOUILLET · SALLE CHARLES PARNAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAUTAIRE DE L ESTAGNOL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE FENOUILLET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE LA CRAU · AGENCE LA CRAU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SG - LA CRAU ( 0209.5) | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 38 | POUCHOU SARL · SARL JEAN VICTOR | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 59 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES BOIS DE MONT REDON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 16,592 (2012) → 19,556 (2023): 17.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,257 (1990) → 19,556 (2023): 73.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,295, of which 3.6 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Crau): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Crau): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Crau): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Crau): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Crau): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HYERES-PLAGE weather station, 7.5 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at HYERES, 8 km away at 2 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 660 mm of rain a year, spread over 54 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HYERES-PLAGE, 7.5 km away at 9 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 — 83047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e92ccfc6-b210-3678-8589-c4bbe85e0289— “Tous les mercredis matin et dimanches, c'est le grand marché de la Crau.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozoir-la-Ferrière | 77 | 677 km N | 21,238 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 119 km NW | 20,244 | 74.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 31 | 372 km W | 15,317 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vitré | 35 | 791 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
| Pertuis | 84 | 76 km NW | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 0 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 437 km NW | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pertuis | 84 | 76 km NW | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 30 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 119 km NW | 20,244 | 74.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 31 | 372 km W | 15,317 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 437 km NW | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ozoir-la-Ferrière | 77 | 677 km N | 21,238 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 58 % · humidity 21 % |
| Vitré | 35 | 791 km NW | 19,365 | 70.1 | Served | no figures |
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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 La Crau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Londe-les-Maures | 83 | 13 km E | 10,584 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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