Avignon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 91.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avignon (INSEE 84007) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA du Grand Avignon (COGA). Population 92,188 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/84007-avignon
Vitality score
Vitality score 91.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 208 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 | 0.96 | 25 | 24.12 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.99 | 10 | 9.89 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.9 |
| Public & culture | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
75 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KANDOUSSI · LA MAISON JOUVAUD · LA CURE GOURMANDE · ORVEGA · LE PALAIS DES PAINS). [3,4]
18 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ST DIDIER DIFRA · AL JAZEERA · LA BOUCHERIE BIO DES HALLES). [3,4]
66 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES JARDINS NOTRE-DAME · COMMERCES TOMMEO · QUATRE SAISONS). [3,4]
22 × Supermarket (NJD · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUCHAN · LES HALLES DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (TOUTE LA MAREE · COURTINE POISSONNERIE). [3,4]
470 × Restaurant (LA FOURCHETTE · LE PATACREPE · LA SALSA · SA ARCHES AVIGNON · CHEZ MME HO). [3,4]
86 × Café / bar (CHEZ ANGEL · L'ACTUEL CAFE · CAFE LA ROTONDE RESTAURANT · CHEZ LILY · BAR DES HALLES). [4]
24 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE STE CATHERINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE L'ARROUSAIRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MASSILLARGUES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES NEUF PEYRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CROISIERE). [3]
36 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT MAISON DES ENFANTS MONTESSORI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT COURS PETIT PAS · MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINTE CATHERINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BARTHELASSE). [3]
13 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COURS PRIVE PYTHAGORE · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE VIALA · COLLEGE JOSEPH ROUMANILLE · COLLEGE JEAN BRUNET). [3]
80 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MÉLANIE VIGNON-BOGE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MENSE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN LAMBOLEY, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GALTIER, MÉDECIN · GONZALO HERNAN VIVAS REVOL, MÉDECIN). [3]
31 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VILALTA BELLART · SELARL PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE SAINT RUF · SELARL PHARMACIE CLOS DES FONTAINES). [3,4]
10 × Post office / agence postale (AVIGNON SAINT RUF RP · AVIGNON TABAC DU MOULIN RP · AVIGNON ST CHAMAND AP · LA BARTHELASSE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
10 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ST CHAMAND · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PAUL ET ALICE CLUCHIER · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE BOULLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CECCANO · AVIGNON BIBLIOTHÈQUES). [3]
4 × Cinema (VOX · UTOPIA MANUTENTION 1 · UTOPIA REPUBLIQUE (UTOPIA 5 · PATHE CAP SUD). [3]
19 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE ET COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL · HALLES SPORTIVES GENICOUD · GYMNASE ROLAND SCHEPPLER · GYMNASE JEAN BRUNET · GYMNASE PHILIPPE DE GIRARD). [3]
35 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · BPPC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVIGNON CARNOT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MEDITERRANEEN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVIGNON SAINT ROCH). [3]
108 × Hairdresser (AFFIRMATIF · MARIE B). [3,4]
13 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
39 × Hotel (CONTACT HÔTEL - D'ANGLETERRE · HOTEL MERCURE PONT D AVIGNON · HOTEL MERCURE DE LA CITE DES PAPES · HOTEL DU LAVARIN · IBIS - AVIGNON CENTRE PONT DE L' EUROPE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (LE PAVILLON BLEU · CAMPING PARC DES LIBERTES · LODGES & NATURE CAMPING LES 2 RHONES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 17 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 28 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 150 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 7 × Bank, 26 × Hairdresser, 8 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 75 | KANDOUSSI · LA MAISON JOUVAUD · LA CURE GOURMANDE · ORVEGA · LE PALAIS DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 75 / INSEE SIRENE 104 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 18 | BOUCHERIE ST DIDIER DIFRA · AL JAZEERA · LA BOUCHERIE BIO DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 66 | LES JARDINS NOTRE-DAME · COMMERCES TOMMEO · QUATRE SAISONS | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 118 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 22 | NJD · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUCHAN · LES HALLES DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | TOUTE LA MAREE · COURTINE POISSONNERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 470 | LA FOURCHETTE · LE PATACREPE · LA SALSA · SA ARCHES AVIGNON · CHEZ MME HO | INSEE BPE 470 / INSEE SIRENE 782 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 86 | CHEZ ANGEL · L'ACTUEL CAFE · CAFE LA ROTONDE RESTAURANT · CHEZ LILY · BAR DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 86 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 24 | ECOLE MATERNELLE STE CATHERINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE L'ARROUSAIRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MASSILLARGUES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES NEUF PEYRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CROISIERE | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 36 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT MAISON DES ENFANTS MONTESSORI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT COURS PETIT PAS · MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINTE CATHERINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BARTHELASSE | INSEE BPE 36 [3] |
| Collège | 13 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COURS PRIVE PYTHAGORE · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE VIALA · COLLEGE JOSEPH ROUMANILLE · COLLEGE JEAN BRUNET | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 80 | MÉLANIE VIGNON-BOGE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE MENSE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN LAMBOLEY, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GALTIER, MÉDECIN · GONZALO HERNAN VIVAS REVOL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 80 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 31 | PHARMACIE VILALTA BELLART · SELARL PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE SAINT RUF · SELARL PHARMACIE CLOS DES FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 10 | AVIGNON SAINT RUF RP · AVIGNON TABAC DU MOULIN RP · AVIGNON ST CHAMAND AP · LA BARTHELASSE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Library | 10 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ST CHAMAND · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PAUL ET ALICE CLUCHIER · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE BOULLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CECCANO · AVIGNON BIBLIOTHÈQUES | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | VOX · UTOPIA MANUTENTION 1 · UTOPIA REPUBLIQUE (UTOPIA 5 · PATHE CAP SUD | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 19 | LYCEE ET COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL · HALLES SPORTIVES GENICOUD · GYMNASE ROLAND SCHEPPLER · GYMNASE JEAN BRUNET · GYMNASE PHILIPPE DE GIRARD | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 35 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · BPPC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVIGNON CARNOT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MEDITERRANEEN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AVIGNON SAINT ROCH | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 108 | AFFIRMATIF · MARIE B | INSEE BPE 108 / INSEE SIRENE 165 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 13 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 39 | CONTACT HÔTEL - D'ANGLETERRE · HOTEL MERCURE PONT D AVIGNON · HOTEL MERCURE DE LA CITE DES PAPES · HOTEL DU LAVARIN · IBIS - AVIGNON CENTRE PONT DE L' EUROPE | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 82 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | LE PAVILLON BLEU · CAMPING PARC DES LIBERTES · LODGES & NATURE CAMPING LES 2 RHONES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday à partir de 17h / à partir de 16h30 Allées de l'Oulle / Place de l'église. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 89,380 (2012) → 92,188 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 86,939 (1990) → 92,188 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55,813, of which 5.9 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avignon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Avignon): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Avignon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Avignon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Avignon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AVIGNON weather station, 8.9 km away at 34 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AVIGNON, 8.9 km away at 34 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 705 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SORGUES, 8.7 km away at 23 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84007/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.avignon.fr/ma-ville/marches-et-brocantes— “Marché des producteurs des allées de l'Oulle tous les lundis à partir de 17h”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7a4f4fec-ea79-341d-965b-02607e07e602— “Le Marché du centre-ville vous accueille les samedis matins de 8h à 13h de la place des Carmes à la place Carnot.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84007/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84007/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84007/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 92 | 584 km N | 93,941 | 91.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poitiers | 86 | 456 km NW | 89,916 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombes | 92 | 586 km N | 91,053 | 88.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 809 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 577 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 94 | 569 km N | 93,963 | 89.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poitiers | 86 | 456 km NW | 89,916 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 94 | 569 km N | 93,963 | 89.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 577 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 92 | 584 km N | 93,941 | 91.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombes | 92 | 586 km N | 91,053 | 88.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 809 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Avignon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence | 13 | 70 km SE | 149,695 | 93.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubagne | 13 | 96 km SE | 47,529 | 84.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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