Saint-Raphaël
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 81.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Raphaël (INSEE 83118) is in Var (83), part of CA Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération. Population 37,113 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/83118-saint-raphael
Vitality score
Vitality score 81.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 80 % of the 614 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 | 0.87 | 25 | 21.72 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.88 | 10 | 8.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
35 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PROVENCAL · BOULANGERIE DU SOLEIL · BOULANGERIE AURELIA · LES BAGUETTES DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PRUDENCIO PIERRE · LA BOUCHERIE DU PEYRON · AU COIN GOURMET · BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE · BOUCHERIE DES TEMPLIERS). [3,4]
23 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GUSTAVE · SARL LA BASTIDE DES FLOTS BLEUS · SUPERETTE LA FOURMI · L'ABRI COTIER). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · VALESCURE DISTRIBUTION · TISANIS · FIORIDIS · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
5 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE SANTA LUCIA · POISSONNERIE DU GOLF ESTEREL · LA MER A BOIRE). [3,4]
220 × Restaurant (LA BULLE · LA GALERE · LE POUSSIN BLEU · SOGECOM · LES ARCADES). [3,4]
53 × Café / bar (LE YACHTING · MA NINE · BLACK PEARL · L'ESTAMINET BY YVAN ET THEO · LA PALETTE DE CESAR). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES PLAINES · ECOL MATE VALESCURE · ECOL MATE JEAN MOULIN · ECOL MATE L ASPE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOULOURIS). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOULOURIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ARENES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT DEFENDS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERNEST CAMAIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TASSES). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE ALPHONSE KARR · COLLEGE L'ESTEREL · COLLEGE PRIVE STANISLAS). [3]
39 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER NADAL, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DURRIEU DE MADRON, MÉDECIN · SIMONA COANDA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL GUILLOUX, MÉDECIN · DIDIER COSSERAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMA 3000 · SELARL GUILBAUD · SELAS PHARMACIE DE L ASPE · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (LPR BOULOURIS LE PETIT CASINO RP · SAINT RAPHAEL UTILE RP · BOULOURIS LPAI AP · LA POSTE). [3]
6 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE L'ASPE · MEDIATHEQUE D'AGAY · MEDIATHEQUE DE BOULOURIS · MEDIATHEQUE DU DRAMONT · MEDIATHEQUE CENTRALE DE SAINT-RAPHAEL PLACE GABRIEL PÉRI). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMAS LIDO 1). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE REGIONAL SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE PIERRE CLERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ESTEREL · GYMNASE VICTOR SERGENT · CREPS PACA ST RAPHAEL BOULOURIS). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU VEILLAT · PLAGE DE BEAU RIVAGE). [3]
15 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ST RAPHAEL · MILLEIS BANQUE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR). [3]
85 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DU GOLF · J.R COIFFURE · GIORDANO KATHY). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
21 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN - HOTEL LA MARINA · MERCURE · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL DE FLORE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES FLOTS BLEUS). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (ESTEREL CARAVANING - RESTAURANT LES SUDS · CAMPING AZUR RIVAGE · CAMPING LES RIVES DE L'AGAY · CAMPING SANTA LUCIA · ROYAL CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 66 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser, 9 × Hotel, 2 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 35 | LE PROVENCAL · BOULANGERIE DU SOLEIL · BOULANGERIE AURELIA · LES BAGUETTES DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE PRUDENCIO PIERRE · LA BOUCHERIE DU PEYRON · AU COIN GOURMET · BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE · BOUCHERIE DES TEMPLIERS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 23 | GUSTAVE · SARL LA BASTIDE DES FLOTS BLEUS · SUPERETTE LA FOURMI · L'ABRI COTIER | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · VALESCURE DISTRIBUTION · TISANIS · FIORIDIS · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 5 | POISSONNERIE SANTA LUCIA · POISSONNERIE DU GOLF ESTEREL · LA MER A BOIRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 220 | LA BULLE · LA GALERE · LE POUSSIN BLEU · SOGECOM · LES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 220 / INSEE SIRENE 377 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 53 | LE YACHTING · MA NINE · BLACK PEARL · L'ESTAMINET BY YVAN ET THEO · LA PALETTE DE CESAR | INSEE SIRENE 53 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES PLAINES · ECOL MATE VALESCURE · ECOL MATE JEAN MOULIN · ECOL MATE L ASPE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOULOURIS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOULOURIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ARENES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT DEFENDS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERNEST CAMAIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TASSES | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE ALPHONSE KARR · COLLEGE L'ESTEREL · COLLEGE PRIVE STANISLAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 39 | OLIVIER NADAL, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DURRIEU DE MADRON, MÉDECIN · SIMONA COANDA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL GUILLOUX, MÉDECIN · DIDIER COSSERAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | SELARL PHARMA 3000 · SELARL GUILBAUD · SELAS PHARMACIE DE L ASPE · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | LPR BOULOURIS LE PETIT CASINO RP · SAINT RAPHAEL UTILE RP · BOULOURIS LPAI AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 6 | MEDIATHEQUE DE L'ASPE · MEDIATHEQUE D'AGAY · MEDIATHEQUE DE BOULOURIS · MEDIATHEQUE DU DRAMONT · MEDIATHEQUE CENTRALE DE SAINT-RAPHAEL PLACE GABRIEL PÉRI | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMAS LIDO 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | LYCEE REGIONAL SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE PIERRE CLERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ESTEREL · GYMNASE VICTOR SERGENT · CREPS PACA ST RAPHAEL BOULOURIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE DU VEILLAT · PLAGE DE BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 15 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ST RAPHAEL · MILLEIS BANQUE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 85 | COIFFURE DU GOLF · J.R COIFFURE · GIORDANO KATHY | INSEE BPE 85 / INSEE SIRENE 116 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 21 | BEST WESTERN - HOTEL LA MARINA · MERCURE · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL DE FLORE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES FLOTS BLEUS | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | ESTEREL CARAVANING - RESTAURANT LES SUDS · CAMPING AZUR RIVAGE · CAMPING LES RIVES DE L'AGAY · CAMPING SANTA LUCIA · ROYAL CAMPING | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 34,115 (2012) → 37,113 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 26,616 (1990) → 37,113 (2023): 39.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36,615, of which 43 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Raphaël): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Raphaël): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Raphaël): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Raphaël): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Raphaël): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 10 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FREJUS weather station, 2.5 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FREJUS, 2.5 km away at 7 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 759 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FREJUS, 2.5 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 19 km NE | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 29 km NE | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | 83 | 84 km SW | 37,109 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fréjus | 83 | 2.7 km W | 59,719 | 86.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biarritz | 64 | 672 km W | 26,206 | 76.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Cannes | 06 | 24 km NE | 74,350 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fréjus | 83 | 2.7 km W | 59,719 | 86.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 19 km NE | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cannes | 06 | 24 km NE | 74,350 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 29 km NE | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | 83 | 84 km SW | 37,109 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Biarritz | 64 | 672 km W | 26,206 | 76.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Saint-Raphaël'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fréjus | 83 | 2.7 km W | 59,719 | 86.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 34 | 233 km W | 26,058 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauguio | 34 | 224 km W | 16,522 | 73.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lattes | 34 | 232 km W | 17,351 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 83 | 11 km W | 15,442 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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