La Garde
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Garde (INSEE 83062) is in Var (83), part of Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. Population 26,476 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/83062-la-garde
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 63 % of the 882 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.83 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.77 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PIERRE ET MARIE · MAISON PIGNON SARROCHE · CONFISERIE FORAINE · PARAILLAC DRAGEES · MOULIN DE PAIOU). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (LESCURE VIANDES LA GARDE · DJAOU VIANDE HALAL DISTRIBUTION · GRAND FRAIS · BUCCARIUS · CHEZ PATRICK ET SANDRINE). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FROMAGES DU SUD · VIVAL · UNE HISTOIRE DE FAMILLE · C'EST CA QUE C'EST BON). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · SADIBO · NETTO · CARREFOUR CONTACT · LINASSIO). [3,4]
84 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LE MISYL · MC DONALD'S · BRASSERIE KANTERBRAU / BRASSERIE GRIMBERGEN / MAIS · TONTON GUST). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LE LATINO BAO NIGHT · LE SAINTE ANNE · LA CERVOISERIE TOULON LA GARDE · LE PETIT GARDEEN · APERO). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOL MATE PAULINE ROLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB E SANTONI · ECOL MATE LES FLORALIES · ECOL MATE LES SAVELS). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN AICARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL ZUNINO 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MICHEL ZUNINO 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB L TARDIVIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU). [3]
24 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LOUIS BARGHINI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN FONDACCI, MÉDECIN · AUDREY BOURGARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DEWAILLY, MÉDECIN · BRUNO GENIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DES BOYERES · PHARMACIE GILARDI GAGNARD · PHARMACIE BLANCHARD CANANZI · PHARMACIE DE TASSIGNY · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LA GARDE AFUZI RP · LA GARDE STE MARGUERITE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE ROCHER). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET 1 · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET 2 · GYMNASE JACQUES TROIN · LYCEE REGIONAL DU COUDON · UNIVERSITE DE TOULON ET DU VAR). [3]
9 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · 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 · LA GARDE DRAGUIGNAN). [3]
36 × Hairdresser (BIG BRUSH TROIS MILLE · REVERIE COIFFURE · COIFFBEAUTE A DOMICILE · ST KAROL INTERNATIONAL). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL HYRIAD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 26 × Restaurant, 5 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | PIERRE ET MARIE · MAISON PIGNON SARROCHE · CONFISERIE FORAINE · PARAILLAC DRAGEES · MOULIN DE PAIOU | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | LESCURE VIANDES LA GARDE · DJAOU VIANDE HALAL DISTRIBUTION · GRAND FRAIS · BUCCARIUS · CHEZ PATRICK ET SANDRINE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | FROMAGES DU SUD · VIVAL · UNE HISTOIRE DE FAMILLE · C'EST CA QUE C'EST BON | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · SADIBO · NETTO · CARREFOUR CONTACT · LINASSIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 84 | BUFFALO GRILL · LE MISYL · MC DONALD'S · BRASSERIE KANTERBRAU / BRASSERIE GRIMBERGEN / MAIS · TONTON GUST | INSEE BPE 84 / INSEE SIRENE 142 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LE LATINO BAO NIGHT · LE SAINTE ANNE · LA CERVOISERIE TOULON LA GARDE · LE PETIT GARDEEN · APERO | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOL MATE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOL MATE PAULINE ROLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB E SANTONI · ECOL MATE LES FLORALIES · ECOL MATE LES SAVELS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN AICARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL ZUNINO 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MICHEL ZUNINO 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB L TARDIVIER | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 24 | JEAN-LOUIS BARGHINI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN FONDACCI, MÉDECIN · AUDREY BOURGARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DEWAILLY, MÉDECIN · BRUNO GENIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELAS PHARMACIE DES BOYERES · PHARMACIE GILARDI GAGNARD · PHARMACIE BLANCHARD CANANZI · PHARMACIE DE TASSIGNY · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LA GARDE AFUZI RP · LA GARDE STE MARGUERITE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE ROCHER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | PARC DES SPORTS COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET 1 · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET 2 · GYMNASE JACQUES TROIN · LYCEE REGIONAL DU COUDON · UNIVERSITE DE TOULON ET DU VAR | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · 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 · LA GARDE DRAGUIGNAN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 36 | BIG BRUSH TROIS MILLE · REVERIE COIFFURE · COIFFBEAUTE A DOMICILE · ST KAROL INTERNATIONAL | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL HYRIAD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 25,736 (2012) → 26,476 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 22,412 (1990) → 26,476 (2023): 18.1 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,099, of which 2.7 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Garde): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (La Garde): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (La Garde): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (La Garde): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Garde): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CAP CEPET weather station, 7.5 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [12]
The village sits 91 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 26 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CAP CEPET, 7.5 km away at 115 m, over 25 summers. [12]
That station sits 91 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 659 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CAP CEPET, 7.5 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fc9c61c3-2180-3e1b-aae1-a03fc3eb7127— “Le marché du mardi à La Garde.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1caec577-5414-34bd-9966-beb0511bb5b5— “Le marché du vendredi à La Garde.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/96f7ea5a-72a8-3795-b499-36441b9f8a9a— “Le marché du samedi à La Garde.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 34 | 180 km W | 26,058 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Gradignan | 33 | 561 km W | 26,952 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 713 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Élancourt | 78 | 702 km NW | 26,365 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 674 km NW | 26,658 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cenon | 33 | 558 km W | 26,834 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 34 | 180 km W | 26,058 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cenon | 33 | 558 km W | 26,834 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gradignan | 33 | 561 km W | 26,952 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 674 km NW | 26,658 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Élancourt | 78 | 702 km NW | 26,365 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 713 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Garde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallauris | 06 | 99 km NE | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 186 km W | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sète | 34 | 190 km W | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mèze | 34 | 197 km W | 12,669 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pradet | 83 | 2.0 km SE | 10,933 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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