Varages
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Varages (INSEE 83145) is in Var (83), part of CC Provence Verdon. Population 1,177 (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/83145-varages
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 13,337 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (WILFLO · L OISEAU DANS LE PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES CIGALES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE TRISKEL · CASA MEDITERRANIA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA FOUX · LE PROVENCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROMANO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE POINT INFO TOURISME · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES PROVENCE VERDON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | WILFLO · L OISEAU DANS LE PAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES CIGALES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LE TRISKEL · CASA MEDITERRANIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DE LA FOUX · LE PROVENCE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE ROMANO | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE POINT INFO TOURISME · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES PROVENCE VERDON | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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: Thursday 7h à 10h place de la libération. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,137 (2012) → 1,177 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 902 (1990) → 1,177 (2023): 30.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 877, of which 20.1 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varages): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Varages): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Barjols): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Varages): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Varages): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [12]
Measured at the VARAGES weather station, 0.4 km away at 348 m; the village itself is at 350 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at REGUSSE, 14.1 km away at 561 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 211 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VARAGES, 0.4 km away at 348 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.varages.fr/fr/information/91277/marche-hebdomadaire— “Le maraicher du village est présent de 7h à 10h d'avril à janvier tous les jeudis sur la place de la libération.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5e51c8b2-df04-3e57-80a0-1139145cb1e2— “Marché du jeudi (2 exposants).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83145
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livinhac-le-Haut | 12 | 318 km W | 1,091 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 % |
| Arnac-Pompadour | 19 | 415 km NW | 1,205 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Varzy | 58 | 464 km NW | 1,069 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longchaumois | 39 | 319 km N | 1,139 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Polminhac | 15 | 309 km NW | 1,197 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontrieux | 22 | 902 km NW | 1,002 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polminhac | 15 | 309 km NW | 1,197 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livinhac-le-Haut | 12 | 318 km W | 1,091 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 % |
| Longchaumois | 39 | 319 km N | 1,139 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnac-Pompadour | 19 | 415 km NW | 1,205 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Varzy | 58 | 464 km NW | 1,069 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontrieux | 22 | 902 km NW | 1,002 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · 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 Varages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernes | 83 | 4.5 km E | 1,492 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 30 | 136 km W | 1,397 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Correns | 83 | 15 km SE | 886 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brue-Auriac | 83 | 7.8 km S | 1,463 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vins-sur-Caramy | 83 | 23 km SE | 936 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collias | 30 | 125 km W | 1,095 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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