Gassin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gassin (INSEE 83065) is in Var (83), part of CC du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Population 2,687 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83065-gassin
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 7,821 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.25 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GUSTAVEUR GASSIN SAINT TROPEZ · AUX GOURMANDISES DE MAG). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · LA VIDA LOCA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AHYPER 1). [3,4]
35 × Restaurant (LE MUCHA · PARC MONTANA RESTAURATION · MAC DONALD · SARL C L E). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASSIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE VERGET, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE FARON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GASSIN RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE DU GOLFE DE ST TROPEZ). [3]
2 × Bank (LA FOUX IMMOBILIER SARL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (SARL ABC · UN TEMPS POUR SOI · PASCAL COSTE · CHLOE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LE DOMAINE DE L'ASTRAGALE · KUBE HOTEL · HOTEL VILLA BELROSE · HOTEL LES CAPUCINES · HOTEL LA BASTIDE D'ANTOINE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PARC MONTANA · DOMAINE DE VERDAGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | GUSTAVEUR GASSIN SAINT TROPEZ · AUX GOURMANDISES DE MAG | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · LA VIDA LOCA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AHYPER 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 35 | LE MUCHA · PARC MONTANA RESTAURATION · MAC DONALD · SARL C L E | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PHILIPPE VERGET, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE FARON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | 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 | GASSIN RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LYCEE DU GOLFE DE ST TROPEZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | LA FOUX IMMOBILIER SARL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | SARL ABC · UN TEMPS POUR SOI · PASCAL COSTE · CHLOE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LE DOMAINE DE L'ASTRAGALE · KUBE HOTEL · HOTEL VILLA BELROSE · HOTEL LES CAPUCINES · HOTEL LA BASTIDE D'ANTOINE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU PARC MONTANA · DOMAINE DE VERDAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,818 (2012) → 2,687 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,622 (1990) → 2,687 (2023): 2.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,762, of which 64 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Croix-Valmer): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gassin): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ramatuelle): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Croix-Valmer): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gassin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST TROPEZ weather station, 7 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [11]
The village sits 185 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORMES LES MIMOSAS, 17.1 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 100 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 921 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 14.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COGOLIN_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83065
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquer | 44 | 845 km NW | 2,171 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jullouville | 50 | 880 km NW | 2,394 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 85 % |
| Tignes | 73 | 251 km N | 1,919 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 689 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 850 km NW | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 653 km NW | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tignes | 73 | 251 km N | 1,919 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 653 km NW | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 689 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mesquer | 44 | 845 km NW | 2,171 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 850 km NW | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jullouville | 50 | 880 km NW | 2,394 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Gassin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île | 85 | 809 km NW | 4,505 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 802 km NW | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 810 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guérinière | 85 | 807 km NW | 1,377 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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