Tourves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tourves (INSEE 83140) is in Var (83), part of CA de la Provence Verte. Population 5,207 (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/83140-tourves
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 54 % of the 4,516 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A.V.N.C · L ENVIE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GRANGEAT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U EXPRESS · ALIMEXPRESS). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (STEPHAN · DOUANG DEE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE M-L BREMOND). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BERNADETTE AMIC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISSAM SABRA, MÉDECIN · MARCELLO MONETTI, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE D'ORNANO, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE RENOLLEAU, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE COULET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE L HOSTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TOURVES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (NATURE & COIFFURE · PERLE DE BEAUTE · MEBAREK FALOUTI SAMIA · COEUR CATHY). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | A.V.N.C · L ENVIE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GRANGEAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | U EXPRESS · ALIMEXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | STEPHAN · DOUANG DEE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE M-L BREMOND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BERNADETTE AMIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ISSAM SABRA, MÉDECIN · MARCELLO MONETTI, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE D'ORNANO, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE RENOLLEAU, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE COULET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE L HOSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | TOURVES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE 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 | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | NATURE & COIFFURE · PERLE DE BEAUTE · MEBAREK FALOUTI SAMIA · COEUR CATHY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,963 (2012) → 5,207 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,788 (1990) → 5,207 (2023): 86.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,823, of which 8.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tourves): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tourves): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Tourves): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tourves): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tourves): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST MAXIMIN LA STE BAUME weather station, 9.9 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 285 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST MAXIMIN LA STE BAUME, 9.9 km away at 294 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 977 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 14.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA CELLE, 5.6 km away at 250 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 — 83140/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6238ea05-db1d-3bed-9daf-e5d8af639ccc— “Marché du mardi (14 exposants).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83140/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83140/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83140/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 73 | 249 km N | 5,216 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nans-les-Pins | 83 | 12 km W | 5,215 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 271 km NW | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montagnac | 34 | 197 km W | 4,515 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 698 km NW | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 628 km NW | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nans-les-Pins | 83 | 12 km W | 5,215 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnac | 34 | 197 km W | 4,515 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 73 | 249 km N | 5,216 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 271 km NW | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 628 km NW | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 698 km NW | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · 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 Tourves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 49 km NW | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caromb | 84 | 102 km NW | 3,479 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 19 km NW | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudoux | 13 | 57 km W | 3,825 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peypin | 13 | 28 km W | 5,771 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 26 km W | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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