La Croix-Valmer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Croix-Valmer (INSEE 83048) is in Var (83), part of CC du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Population 3,855 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83048-la-croix-valmer
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 66 % of the 5,836 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.12 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.64 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE DES PALMIERS · LA PATISSERIE D'OCTAVE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE JEROME AND CO). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE D'ALIMENTATION LES PALMIERS · SOCAV · INTERMARCHE DU DEBARQUEMENT · FIRST DELIVERY · LA MAISON DU POULET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (UTILE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE LA CROIX). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LE PONANT PLAGE · COULEUR JARDIN · CHEZ GALINETTE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE GODET · L'AMER BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL.LA CROIX VALMER). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CROIX VALMER). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE MICHELS, MÉDECIN · GENEVIEVE LECAT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE ANDRES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE BERENGUIER BRES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CROIX VALMER LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MJC SALLES MULTISPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (LA CROIX VALMER). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE FLORIAN · CHEVYLLON 58 · ISABELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LUMI'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HOTEL LILY OF THE VALLEY · HOTEL LA PINEDE · HOTEL CHATEAU VALMER · HOTEL LA BIENVENUE · LE CHATEAU DE MEI LESE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING SELECTION · CAMPING GCU 83 LA RICARDE CROIX-VALMER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL BOULANGERIE DES PALMIERS · LA PATISSERIE D'OCTAVE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE JEROME AND CO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | SOCIETE D'ALIMENTATION LES PALMIERS · SOCAV · INTERMARCHE DU DEBARQUEMENT · FIRST DELIVERY · LA MAISON DU POULET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | UTILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE LA CROIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | LE PONANT PLAGE · COULEUR JARDIN · CHEZ GALINETTE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE GODET · L'AMER BAR | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL.LA CROIX VALMER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CROIX VALMER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ISABELLE MICHELS, MÉDECIN · GENEVIEVE LECAT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE ANDRES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SNC PHARMACIE BERENGUIER BRES | 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 | LA CROIX VALMER LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MJC SALLES MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | LA CROIX VALMER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | COIFFURE FLORIAN · CHEVYLLON 58 · ISABELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · LUMI'HAIR | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HOTEL LILY OF THE VALLEY · HOTEL LA PINEDE · HOTEL CHATEAU VALMER · HOTEL LA BIENVENUE · LE CHATEAU DE MEI LESE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING SELECTION · CAMPING GCU 83 LA RICARDE CROIX-VALMER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,509 (2012) → 3,855 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,634 (1990) → 3,855 (2023): 46.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,443, of which 70.6 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Croix-Valmer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Croix-Valmer): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Croix-Valmer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Croix-Valmer): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Croix-Valmer): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 65 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COGOLIN_SAPC weather station, 7.6 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [10]
The village sits 80 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BORMES LES MIMOSAS, 15.4 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [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, 7.6 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lacroixvalmer.fr/Pratique— “La Croix Valmer propose le plus grand marché dominical du Golfe de Saint-Tropez.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83048
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Tropez | 83 | 9.2 km NE | 3,582 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 222 km N | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 896 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
| Gruissan | 11 | 283 km W | 5,032 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 904 km NW | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 294 km SE | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Tropez | 83 | 9.2 km NE | 3,582 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 222 km N | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gruissan | 11 | 283 km W | 5,032 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 294 km SE | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 896 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 904 km NW | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · 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 La Croix-Valmer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabannes | 13 | 149 km NW | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 188 km NW | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 116 km NW | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plan-d'Orgon | 13 | 143 km NW | 3,573 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eyragues | 13 | 156 km NW | 4,298 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 161 km NW | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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