Salernes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salernes (INSEE 83121) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 4,019 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/83121-salernes
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 70 % of the 5,614 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.08 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE SALERNES · LES PETITS PAINS DE LENA · GOURMANDISES JM). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEZ VINCENT). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUD DISTRIBUTION PLUS SARL · VIVAL · DM ALIM · BIGBOSS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ASUPER 5). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (LOUMY · LE BIERODROME · ETCETERA CAFE · LES CREPES DE CLO · O BENTO). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ICI & AILLEURS · CAFE TABAC DE L'ARCHITECTE · LE CAFE DE LAN BRESQUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA COMMUNALE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUC MARC, MÉDECIN · NADIA INNOCENTI, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN PILLET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MOULIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SALERNES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA TOMETTE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (VERSION ORIGINALE · COIFFURE SANDRINE · NUANCES COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DE SALERNES · LES PETITS PAINS DE LENA · GOURMANDISES JM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHEZ VINCENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | SUD DISTRIBUTION PLUS SARL · VIVAL · DM ALIM · BIGBOSS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ASUPER 5 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 21 | LOUMY · LE BIERODROME · ETCETERA CAFE · LES CREPES DE CLO · O BENTO | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ICI & AILLEURS · CAFE TABAC DE L'ARCHITECTE · LE CAFE DE LAN BRESQUE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | LUC MARC, MÉDECIN · NADIA INNOCENTI, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN PILLET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU MOULIN | 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 DE SALERNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA TOMETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | VERSION ORIGINALE · COIFFURE SANDRINE · NUANCES COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,764 (2012) → 4,019 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,012 (1990) → 4,019 (2023): 33.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,723, of which 14.1 % second homes and 15.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salernes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Salernes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Salernes): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salernes): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salernes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 72 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ENTRECASTEAUX weather station, 4.8 km away at 279 m; the village itself is at 214 m. [10]
The village sits 65 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ENTRECASTEAUX, 4.8 km away at 279 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 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 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ENTRECASTEAUX, 4.8 km away at 279 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/43852ed0-bd27-31c3-8e39-e9a5c2f90095— “Grand marché provençal en plein cœur du village sous les magnifiques platanes du cours Théodore Bouge, les mercredis et dimanches matins.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourdon | 46 | 408 km W | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 21 | 461 km N | 3,986 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 273 km NW | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 452 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 12 | 268 km W | 4,026 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 26 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 494 km W | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 12 | 268 km W | 4,026 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 26 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 273 km NW | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gourdon | 46 | 408 km W | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lectoure | 32 | 452 km W | 3,670 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 21 | 461 km N | 3,986 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 494 km W | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Salernes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjols | 83 | 18 km W | 2,984 | 71.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 14 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 21 km SE | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lorgues | 83 | 13 km SE | 9,849 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 38 km S | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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