Tavernes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tavernes (INSEE 83135) is in Var (83), part of CC Provence Verdon. Population 1,492 (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/83135-tavernes
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 11,670 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 | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PROVENCALE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (VIRGIN S PIZZA · FORUM IMMOBILIER · O'CALM COMME A LA MAISON · VA A MAGNA · F.M.L). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE LE SAINT CASSIEN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L ATELIER COIFFURE · LES COIFFURES DE DOROTE · BELLEZZA COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA PROVENCALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | VIRGIN S PIZZA · FORUM IMMOBILIER · O'CALM COMME A LA MAISON · VA A MAGNA · F.M.L | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE LE SAINT CASSIEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L ATELIER COIFFURE · LES COIFFURES DE DOROTE · BELLEZZA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,298 (2012) → 1,492 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 628 (1990) → 1,492 (2023): 137.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,025, of which 18 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tavernes): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tavernes): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Barjols): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Barjols): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tavernes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 71 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VARAGES weather station, 4.3 km away at 348 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at REGUSSE, 11 km away at 561 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 195 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 12 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BARJOLS, 4.2 km away at 267 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0bb5110c-2e80-39bb-8c81-d45d96d48891— “Marché du jeudi (7 exposants).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Môle | 83 | 56 km SE | 1,535 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Broc | 06 | 96 km E | 1,446 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nézignan-l'Évêque | 34 | 211 km W | 1,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 36 % |
| Brue-Auriac | 83 | 9.2 km SW | 1,463 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsanne | 26 | 148 km NW | 1,246 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcé-en-Vallée | 72 | 666 km NW | 1,397 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brue-Auriac | 83 | 9.2 km SW | 1,463 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Môle | 83 | 56 km SE | 1,535 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Broc | 06 | 96 km E | 1,446 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsanne | 26 | 148 km NW | 1,246 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nézignan-l'Évêque | 34 | 211 km W | 1,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 36 % |
| Torcé-en-Vallée | 72 | 666 km NW | 1,397 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · 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 Tavernes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brue-Auriac | 83 | 9.2 km SW | 1,463 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabasse | 83 | 25 km SE | 2,020 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Correns | 83 | 13 km SE | 886 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Collias | 30 | 130 km W | 1,095 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | 13 | 27 km NW | 885 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blauzac | 30 | 138 km W | 1,234 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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