Grimaud
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grimaud (INSEE 83068) is in Var (83), part of CC du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Population 4,587 (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 · 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 89 % of the 5,017 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 | 0.72 | 25 | 18.03 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| 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]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · DINH GIA MAGALI · LE FOURNEE GRIMAUDOISE · BONBONS DU PIRATE · LA BOULANGERIE DE PORT GRIMAUD). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (THE BUTCHERS). [3,4]
16 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PORT GRIMAUD DISTRIBUTION · FRANCTO · BIO MARKET · YVANN MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
86 × Restaurant (LES SANTONS · THE M. BEACH · LES NAIADES). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE PASSAGE · ART & BAR · LOS TACOS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE LES MIGRANIERS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MIGRANIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BLAQUIERES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARCELLO ITALO MICCOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN MARIE TUNG, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE AUNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE PORT GRIMAUD · PHARMACIE DE GRIMAUD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BLAQUIERES). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (SARL ML COIFFURE · HAIR STYLE PAOLA · SAM ET NAT · BEZERT ELOISE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL LA PIERRERIE · HOTEL VILLA LES ROSIERS · HOTEL LE VERGER MAELVI · HOTEL LA BOULANGERIE · HOTEL VILLA DES ANGES). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (CARAVAN GOLFE · CAMPING CHARLEMAGNE · CAMPING HOLIDAY MARINA · ECG - CAMPING HOMAIR VACANCES DOMAINE DES NAIADES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 9 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE · DINH GIA MAGALI · LE FOURNEE GRIMAUDOISE · BONBONS DU PIRATE · LA BOULANGERIE DE PORT GRIMAUD | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | THE BUTCHERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 16 | PORT GRIMAUD DISTRIBUTION · FRANCTO · BIO MARKET · YVANN MARKET | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 86 | LES SANTONS · THE M. BEACH · LES NAIADES | INSEE BPE 86 / INSEE SIRENE 132 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE PASSAGE · ART & BAR · LOS TACOS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE LES MIGRANIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MIGRANIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BLAQUIERES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARCELLO ITALO MICCOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN MARIE TUNG, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE AUNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE PORT GRIMAUD · PHARMACIE DE GRIMAUD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 DES BLAQUIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 11 | SARL ML COIFFURE · HAIR STYLE PAOLA · SAM ET NAT · BEZERT ELOISE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL LA PIERRERIE · HOTEL VILLA LES ROSIERS · HOTEL LE VERGER MAELVI · HOTEL LA BOULANGERIE · HOTEL VILLA DES ANGES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | CARAVAN GOLFE · CAMPING CHARLEMAGNE · CAMPING HOLIDAY MARINA · ECG - CAMPING HOMAIR VACANCES DOMAINE DES NAIADES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 4,041 (2012) → 4,587 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,322 (1990) → 4,587 (2023): 38.1 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,137, of which 68.9 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grimaud): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Grimaud): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
GP (Grimaud): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Grimaud): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Grimaud): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the COGOLIN_SAPC weather station, 1.7 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 110 m. [12]
The village sits 79 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VIDAUBAN, 12.5 km away at 282 m, over 16 summers. [12]
That station sits 172 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 921 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 14.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COGOLIN_SAPC, 1.7 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/abc0a912-d16c-376f-9a69-cd6882d1049e— “Marché à Port Grimaud”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3c21848a-3f0d-34b9-8222-8e8819ca61be— “Marché à Grimaud village”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/169638f0-786d-3335-80a2-11dd4b0c8817— “Marché bio et éthique”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83068
- 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-Georges-d'Oléron | 17 | 690 km NW | 4,067 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 682 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île | 85 | 802 km NW | 4,505 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lège-Cap-Ferret | 33 | 636 km W | 7,909 | 80 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 902 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 656 km NW | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lège-Cap-Ferret | 33 | 636 km W | 7,909 | 80 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 656 km NW | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 682 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | 17 | 690 km NW | 4,067 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île | 85 | 802 km NW | 4,505 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 902 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · 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 Grimaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunel-Viel | 34 | 201 km W | 4,507 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baillargues | 34 | 207 km W | 7,829 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trans-en-Provence | 83 | 26 km N | 6,905 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Brès | 34 | 206 km W | 3,623 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues | 34 | 206 km W | 2,148 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mudaison | 34 | 205 km W | 3,009 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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