Vidauban
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vidauban (INSEE 83148) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 12,608 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/83148-vidauban
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 1,946 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 | 0.3 | 25 | 7.46 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.39 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · LE FOURNIL DE VIDAUBAN · LA VIDAUBANAISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE COMPTOIR DES VIANDES). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · AC DISTRIBUTION · TURKISH MARKET VIDAUBAN). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE 46 · TOUIJER MALIKA · LA VIGNE BLANCHE · STRATTO · PIZZAS SAMBA). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (MY BEERS VIDAUBAN · LE POURQUOI PAS · LA CIVETTE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE AUGUSTE CARBONNEL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE ELEMEN PUB AUGUSTE CARBONNEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI MICHEL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS AZULAY, MÉDECIN · JAWHAR YAKOUBI, MÉDECIN · ALFRED PLATNIC, MÉDECIN · MARINE CONTESENNE, MÉDECIN · HENRY NADEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINTE BRIGITTE · PHARMACIE DE LA MONTAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIDAUBAN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PAUL EMILE VICTOR). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (MAUGE LAETICIA · ANNE SO COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE LES OMBRAGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · LE FOURNIL DE VIDAUBAN · LA VIDAUBANAISE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DES VIANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · AC DISTRIBUTION · TURKISH MARKET VIDAUBAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | RESTAURANT LE 46 · TOUIJER MALIKA · LA VIGNE BLANCHE · STRATTO · PIZZAS SAMBA | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | MY BEERS VIDAUBAN · LE POURQUOI PAS · LA CIVETTE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE AUGUSTE CARBONNEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE ELEMEN PUB AUGUSTE CARBONNEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI MICHEL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | NICOLAS AZULAY, MÉDECIN · JAWHAR YAKOUBI, MÉDECIN · ALFRED PLATNIC, MÉDECIN · MARINE CONTESENNE, MÉDECIN · HENRY NADEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SAINTE BRIGITTE · PHARMACIE DE LA MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 VIDAUBAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL EMILE VICTOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE COTE D'AZUR · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PROVENCE COTE D'AZUR (ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE - ALPES MARITIMES - VAR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | MAUGE LAETICIA · ANNE SO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE LES OMBRAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,908 (2012) → 12,608 (2023): 15.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,460 (1990) → 12,608 (2023): 130.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,081, of which 14.6 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vidauban): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vidauban): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vidauban): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vidauban): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vidauban): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 82 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES ARCS_SAPC weather station, 4.1 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE LUC, 6.1 km away at 80 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LES ARCS_SAPC, 4.1 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/82caf5df-c82c-3380-8715-fe9e173cc574— “Votre grand marché provençal, tous les dimanches de 8h à 12h30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douarnenez | 29 | 982 km NW | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 614 km NW | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mende | 48 | 264 km NW | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 423 km NW | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien | 45 | 560 km NW | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 650 km NW | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mende | 48 | 264 km NW | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 423 km NW | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien | 45 | 560 km NW | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 614 km NW | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 650 km NW | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Douarnenez | 29 | 982 km NW | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
Elsewhere
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