Rians
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rians (INSEE 83104) is in Var (83), part of CC Provence Verdon. Population 4,223 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83104-rians
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 5,385 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 | 0.47 | 20 | 9.36 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LUCIEN AMOUREUX · LE FOURNIL DE RIANS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SYLOVIA · BOUDHRI KHIRA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LA DEMEURE DE CUPIDON · LA CASE D'OR · PIZZA LUDO · RAYNAUD JEAN MARC · PIZZ' A JO). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GARCIN). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LEOPOLD CARPE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD SABY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND DE BONNECORSE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ZAVISIC, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE PEREZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GINKGO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE LES AMIS DU LIVRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLES OMNISPORTS). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CHEZ NADEGE · ABELLAN JEANINE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE · SALON DE COIFFURE CHRISTINE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE L ESPLANADE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LUCIEN AMOUREUX · LE FOURNIL DE RIANS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SYLOVIA · BOUDHRI KHIRA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | LA DEMEURE DE CUPIDON · LA CASE D'OR · PIZZA LUDO · RAYNAUD JEAN MARC · PIZZ' A JO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GARCIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LEOPOLD CARPE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BERNARD SABY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND DE BONNECORSE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ZAVISIC, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE PEREZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU GINKGO | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE LES AMIS DU LIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLES OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | 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 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CHEZ NADEGE · ABELLAN JEANINE · L'INSTANT COIFFURE · SALON DE COIFFURE CHRISTINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE L ESPLANADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday, Saturday matin Place du Posteuil (vendredi) et Parking de la Gare Routière (samedi). [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,345 (2012) → 4,223 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 2,720 (1990) → 4,223 (2023): 55.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,292, of which 10 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rians): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Rians): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Rians): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Rians): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Rians): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VINON SUR VERDON weather station, 14.3 km away at 271 m; the village itself is at 389 m. [12]
The village sits 118 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 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VINON SUR VERDON, 14.3 km away at 271 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 118 m below 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 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RIANS, 1.4 km away at 390 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 — 83104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-rians.fr/vie-quotidienne/economie-et-vie-locale/— “Le vendredi matin, sur la Place du Posteuil. Le samedi matin, sur le Parking de la Gare Routière.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/23646c43-97e5-3636-8ee5-39beedf92cdc— “Marché du vendredi (5 exposants).”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c78e9715-0a91-3657-bcc4-8d3439035fa6— “Marché du samedi (14 exposants).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malville | 44 | 725 km NW | 3,752 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 86 | 531 km NW | 4,325 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ploubezre | 22 | 907 km NW | 3,780 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bressols | 82 | 357 km W | 4,036 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Chef | 38 | 228 km N | 3,921 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 61 | 752 km NW | 4,201 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chef | 38 | 228 km N | 3,921 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bressols | 82 | 357 km W | 4,036 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 86 | 531 km NW | 4,325 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| Malville | 44 | 725 km NW | 3,752 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 61 | 752 km NW | 4,201 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploubezre | 22 | 907 km NW | 3,780 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Rians'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-le-Rouge | 13 | 20 km SW | 2,376 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 22 km SW | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 83 | 16 km NE | 2,453 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ginasservis | 83 | 10 km NE | 2,075 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Volx | 04 | 31 km N | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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