Pierrefeu-du-Var
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrefeu-du-Var (INSEE 83091) is in Var (83), part of CC Méditerranée Porte des Maures. Population 6,084 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 3,896 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.79 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEAN-BA · MAISON PISTOLESI · BOULANGERIE MAELIE · L'ATELIER D'ELO & FLO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (M.A PIZZA DI MILANO · LA GRANGE · LA MARJOLAINE · PIETRA FOCI PIERREFEU). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CHEZ GUILLAUME · LE BAOU · BAR DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERREFEU). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN PRADIER, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE CLIMI-COULLET, MÉDECIN · AUDREY VOARINO, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE ROBERT, MÉDECIN · KERSTIN HEINZEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE BOUISSON · SELARL PHARMACIE CELINE LECLAIR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PIERREFEU AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE FOYER JEUNESSE CULTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU CENTRE VILLE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (TETES EN L HAIR · NOUVELLE HAIR · LA LANTERNE DU BARBIER · ECLAT D OR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA CLE DES SONGES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES VOILES DE PIERREFEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | JEAN-BA · MAISON PISTOLESI · BOULANGERIE MAELIE · L'ATELIER D'ELO & FLO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | M.A PIZZA DI MILANO · LA GRANGE · LA MARJOLAINE · PIETRA FOCI PIERREFEU | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CHEZ GUILLAUME · LE BAOU · BAR DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERREFEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ALAIN PRADIER, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE CLIMI-COULLET, MÉDECIN · AUDREY VOARINO, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE ROBERT, MÉDECIN · KERSTIN HEINZEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SARL PHARMACIE BOUISSON · SELARL PHARMACIE CELINE LECLAIR | 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 | PIERREFEU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE FOYER JEUNESSE CULTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU CENTRE VILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | TETES EN L HAIR · NOUVELLE HAIR · LA LANTERNE DU BARBIER · ECLAT D OR | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA CLE DES SONGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES VOILES DE PIERREFEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,867 (2012) → 6,084 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,040 (1990) → 6,084 (2023): 50.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,991, of which 6.8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefeu-du-Var): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pierrefeu-du-Var): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Pierrefeu-du-Var): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pierrefeu-du-Var): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pierrefeu-du-Var): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 76 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CUERS weather station, 2.5 km away at 72 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CUERS, 2.5 km away at 72 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CUERS, 2.5 km away at 72 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83091/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3ad17437-d017-3d57-a771-a95e06cb48ef— “Découvrez le terroir de la Provence avec notre marché hebdomadaire du samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83091/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83091/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83091/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83091
- 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-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 78 | 677 km NW | 5,875 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villers-le-Lac | 25 | 428 km N | 5,292 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Mer | 41 | 615 km NW | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 88 % |
| Mazan | 84 | 123 km NW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 621 km NW | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 157 km W | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazan | 84 | 123 km NW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 157 km W | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villers-le-Lac | 25 | 428 km N | 5,292 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Mer | 41 | 615 km NW | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 88 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 621 km NW | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines | 78 | 677 km NW | 5,875 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pierrefeu-du-Var'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 24 km NE | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 30 | 192 km NW | 7,310 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salernes | 83 | 38 km N | 4,019 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carcès | 83 | 28 km N | 3,540 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barjols | 83 | 38 km N | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagard | 30 | 193 km NW | 2,605 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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