Montfort-sur-Argens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfort-sur-Argens (INSEE 83083) is in Var (83), part of CA de la Provence Verte. Population 1,453 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 11,874 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GIMO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DAMARIS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA GLOBE TRAITEUR · LE MAS DE MELYNA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE NATIONAL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTFORT SUR ARGENS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NADINE FEMININ MASCULIN · L ATELIER DE MADIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GIMO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | DAMARIS | 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 | 2 | LA GLOBE TRAITEUR · LE MAS DE MELYNA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE NATIONAL | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTFORT SUR ARGENS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | NADINE FEMININ MASCULIN · L ATELIER DE MADIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 1,269 (2012) → 1,453 (2023): 14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 705 (1990) → 1,453 (2023): 106.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 898, of which 16 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montfort-sur-Argens): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montfort-sur-Argens): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Carcès): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Carcès): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montfort-sur-Argens): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 73 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTFORT-SUR-ARGENS_SAPC weather station, 0.6 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ENTRECASTEAUX, 11.8 km away at 279 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 130 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTFORT-SUR-ARGENS_SAPC, 0.6 km away at 141 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béganne | 56 | 796 km NW | 1,493 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pléhédel | 22 | 912 km NW | 1,306 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ménestreau-en-Villette | 45 | 568 km NW | 1,370 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Guyomard | 56 | 824 km NW | 1,468 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paimpont | 35 | 818 km NW | 1,772 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belforêt-en-Perche | 61 | 696 km NW | 1,474 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménestreau-en-Villette | 45 | 568 km NW | 1,370 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 85 % |
| Belforêt-en-Perche | 61 | 696 km NW | 1,474 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Béganne | 56 | 796 km NW | 1,493 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paimpont | 35 | 818 km NW | 1,772 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Guyomard | 56 | 824 km NW | 1,468 | 46.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pléhédel | 22 | 912 km NW | 1,306 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montfort-sur-Argens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernes | 83 | 16 km NW | 1,492 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pompignan | 30 | 188 km W | 908 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brue-Auriac | 83 | 15 km NW | 1,463 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pontevès | 83 | 12 km NW | 784 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Pin | 30 | 181 km NW | 1,508 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cendras | 30 | 182 km NW | 1,599 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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