Sillans-la-Cascade
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 43.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sillans-la-Cascade (INSEE 83128) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 787 (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 43.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 15,732 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LEBOULEUR GISELE · MAISON POULAGA · MUSHU · LA GAUDINETTE · CARREMENT FRITES). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LA CASCADE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SILLANS LA CASCADE AP). [4]
1 × Campsite (LE RELAIS DE LA BRESQUE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LEBOULEUR GISELE · MAISON POULAGA · MUSHU · LA GAUDINETTE · CARREMENT FRITES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA CASCADE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SILLANS LA CASCADE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE RELAIS DE LA BRESQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 708 (2012) → 787 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 438 (1990) → 787 (2023): 79.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 502, of which 22.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salernes): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salernes): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Salernes): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salernes): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sillans-la-Cascade): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 51 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COTIGNAC weather station, 4.3 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 377 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ENTRECASTEAUX, 7.8 km away at 279 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 98 m below 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 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COTIGNAC, 4.3 km away at 375 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 — 83128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83128
- 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-Maximin | 30 | 147 km W | 798 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pôtan | 22 | 856 km NW | 839 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lissac-sur-Couze | 19 | 412 km NW | 705 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomport | 24 | 479 km W | 735 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quirin | 57 | 565 km N | 692 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulis | 09 | 417 km W | 794 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maximin | 30 | 147 km W | 798 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lissac-sur-Couze | 19 | 412 km NW | 705 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulis | 09 | 417 km W | 794 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pomport | 24 | 479 km W | 735 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quirin | 57 | 565 km N | 692 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pôtan | 22 | 856 km NW | 839 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Sillans-la-Cascade'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumane-de-Vaucluse | 84 | 95 km NW | 886 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Recoubeau-Jansac | 26 | 135 km NW | 330 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 31 km E | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menglon | 26 | 135 km NW | 539 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solaure en Diois | 26 | 142 km NW | 456 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banne | 07 | 185 km NW | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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