Montauroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montauroux (INSEE 83081) is in Var (83), part of CC du Pays de Fayence. Population 7,183 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/83081-montauroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 3,369 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.62 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LOU PAN D AQUI · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERVAIS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROTISSERIE DE LA PLAINE · BOUCHERIE DU CANTON). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARCEL ET FILS · PICARD SURGELES · LA FROMAGERIE DE MONTAUROUX · PETIT CASINO · LE PETIT COIN D ADELE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MONTAUDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE BY MATHIEU KAHL). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (LE MARINA · OKWIDE · LES SAVEURS DE CLEMENCE ET CHLOE · LE PHOCEA · DIESSLER KIRSTEN). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (APEROBAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAURICE BINIASZ, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA MAZER, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE NÉDÉLEC-XERRY, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE BELO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (HAPPY PHARMACIE MONTAUROUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTAUROUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MAISON POUR TOUS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA COLLE NOIRE COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL DE FAYENCE GYMNASE DU COLLEGE). [3]
3 × 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). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (DE L ART DANS L HAIR · S COIFFURE · CHRIS UNIV HAIR · COURTECUISSE LAURANA · KETINEL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC · CAMPING LES CHAUMETTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | AU PAIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LOU PAN D AQUI · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERVAIS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE ROTISSERIE DE LA PLAINE · BOUCHERIE DU CANTON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | MARCEL ET FILS · PICARD SURGELES · LA FROMAGERIE DE MONTAUROUX · PETIT CASINO · LE PETIT COIN D ADELE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MONTAUDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE BY MATHIEU KAHL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 20 | LE MARINA · OKWIDE · LES SAVEURS DE CLEMENCE ET CHLOE · LE PHOCEA · DIESSLER KIRSTEN | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | APEROBAR | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MAURICE BINIASZ, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA MAZER, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE NÉDÉLEC-XERRY, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE BELO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | HAPPY PHARMACIE MONTAUROUX | 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 | MONTAUROUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MAISON POUR TOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DE LA COLLE NOIRE COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL DE FAYENCE GYMNASE DU COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | 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 | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | DE L ART DANS L HAIR · S COIFFURE · CHRIS UNIV HAIR · COURTECUISSE LAURANA · KETINEL | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU LAC · CAMPING LES CHAUMETTES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,019 (2012) → 7,183 (2023): 19.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,773 (1990) → 7,183 (2023): 159 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,941, of which 17.5 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montauroux): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montauroux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montauroux): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Callian): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montauroux): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 57 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TOURRETTES weather station, 3.4 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 349 m. [11]
The village sits 109 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 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PEGOMAS-TANNERON, 12.3 km away at 483 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 134 m above 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 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TOURRETTES, 3.4 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/aa645f94-0d43-3bfc-9210-7b3590055063— “Chaque semaine, le mardi , un marché vous est proposé par la municipalité au coeur du vieux village.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyons | 26 | 154 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Corte | 2B | 243 km SE | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | 974 | 8,754 km SE | 6,936 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 659 km W | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 632 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Céret | 66 | 350 km W | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyons | 26 | 154 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Corte | 2B | 243 km SE | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Céret | 66 | 350 km W | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 632 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 659 km W | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | 974 | 8,754 km SE | 6,936 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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