Gonfaron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gonfaron (INSEE 83067) is in Var (83), part of CC Coeur du Var. Population 4,496 (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/83067-gonfaron
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 5,092 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.9 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE L'HERMITAGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EP DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CAFE DES SPORTS · PIZZAS TOINOU · RESTAURANT LA VICTOIRE · CHEZ NANA · PIZZ'A4). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (AUX PIEDS DES ANGES · LE REGAIN · A QUI SIAN BEN · CAFE DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE JULES SERRE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN AICARD). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS ZABEL, MÉDECIN · CHLOE BEYRON, MÉDECIN · CECILE BRETHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE GONFARON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FERRAGE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (EMI'TIFS · TIFS EN L HAIR · BARBICHETTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DE L'HERMITAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EP DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 6 | CAFE DES SPORTS · PIZZAS TOINOU · RESTAURANT LA VICTOIRE · CHEZ NANA · PIZZ'A4 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | AUX PIEDS DES ANGES · LE REGAIN · A QUI SIAN BEN · CAFE DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE JULES SERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN AICARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NICOLAS ZABEL, MÉDECIN · CHLOE BEYRON, MÉDECIN · CECILE BRETHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE GONFARON | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FERRAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | EMI'TIFS · TIFS EN L HAIR · BARBICHETTE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,244 (2012) → 4,496 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,566 (1990) → 4,496 (2023): 75.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,515, of which 7.5 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gonfaron): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gonfaron): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Gonfaron): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gonfaron): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gonfaron): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COLLOBRIERES_SAPC weather station, 10 km away at 128 m; the village itself is at 167 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE LUC, 10.6 km away at 80 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 87 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 13.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GONFARON-AGGLO, 0.1 km away at 170 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbentane | 13 | 140 km NW | 4,266 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Case-Pilote | 972 | 7,079 km W | 4,537 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 84 | 147 km NW | 4,533 | 55.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 658 km NW | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guignes | 77 | 650 km NW | 4,448 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 659 km NW | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbentane | 13 | 140 km NW | 4,266 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 84 | 147 km NW | 4,533 | 55.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guignes | 77 | 650 km NW | 4,448 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 658 km NW | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 659 km NW | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Case-Pilote | 972 | 7,079 km W | 4,537 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · 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 Gonfaron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 13 km W | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 34 | 202 km W | 4,979 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rousset | 13 | 57 km W | 5,425 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 84 | 152 km NW | 2,656 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 90 km NW | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 136 km NW | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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