Le Barroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Barroux (INSEE 84008) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE). Population 662 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84008-le-barroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,666 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.17 | 5 | 0.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPI CAFE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (MENINI YOLANDE · LA MAISON D'EUGENE · BISTROT L'ENTREPOTES). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BARROUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT STE ANNE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE HC INSTITUT SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE BARROUX RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE DU BARROUX). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LES GERANIUMS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPI CAFE | 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 | 4 | MENINI YOLANDE · LA MAISON D'EUGENE · BISTROT L'ENTREPOTES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BARROUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT STE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE HC INSTITUT SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LE BARROUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE DU BARROUX | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LES GERANIUMS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 669 (2012) → 662 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 499 (1990) → 662 (2023): 32.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 497, of which 41.6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Caromb): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Barroux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (La Roque-Alric): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Caromb): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Barroux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CARPENTRAS weather station, 6.9 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [11]
The village sits 229 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CARPENTRAS, 6.9 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 229 m below 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 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MALAUCENE, 3.7 km away at 348 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 362,300 € — 2,948 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Vaucluse is 2,599 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84100
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux | 76 | 720 km NW | 633 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 45 % |
| Hèches | 65 | 401 km W | 577 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valbonnais | 38 | 106 km NE | 520 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 135 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 115 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 92 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mialet | 30 | 92 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valbonnais | 38 | 106 km NE | 520 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 115 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 135 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hèches | 65 | 401 km W | 577 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux | 76 | 720 km NW | 633 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 45 % |
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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 Le Barroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lussan | 30 | 59 km W | 545 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vagnas | 07 | 63 km W | 636 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claviers | 83 | 132 km SE | 727 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Banne | 07 | 79 km W | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagorce | 07 | 64 km NW | 1,257 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Assions | 07 | 80 km NW | 767 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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