Bollène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.2/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bollène (INSEE 84019) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Rhône Lez Provence. Population 14,024 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 58.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 42 % of the 1,765 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.16 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.24 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LABAZ · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE · AU PAIN DORE · JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (EIRL CHEZ XAVIER · POINTUT VIANDES - ARTISAN BOUCHER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE LA MAIRIE · BIOCOOP ECLUSE · LE JARDIN SECRET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (BOLDIS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ETAL DE BOLLENE). [3,4]
48 × Restaurant (BERNARD BLACHERE RESTAURATION · LA P'OSE · ADO · PIZZA GILBERT). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (PERREMAN SERVICE&CUISINE · CAFE CASINO DU PUY · L'ESCAPADE GOURMANDE · LE MISTRAL CAFE · BRASSERIE LE TITIN). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOL MATE JEAN GIONO · ECOL MATE ALEXANDRE BLANC). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DUFFAUD · ECOL PRIM GABRIEL PERI · ECOL PRIM LES TAMARIS GROUPE B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN GIONO B). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI BOUDON · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE VERNOIS, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE VIDREQUIN, MÉDECIN · ELENA-MEDA PASCU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE AYALA, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ECLUSE · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · SELARL PHARMACIE PASTEUR). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BOLLENE ECLUSE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CLAP). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL ELUARD FONT SEC · COMPLEXE CURIE · LYCEE LUCIE AUBRAC · COSEC BOUDON). [3]
7 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE DE BOLLENE · CREDIT MUTUEL). [3]
26 × Hairdresser (MAGALI ET JEAN-PIERRE COIFFURE MIXTE · STEPHANIE A DOMICILE · SAINT PIERRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL CAMPANILE - BOLLÈNE · HOTEL B&B - BOLLENE · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL REST LE CHÊNE VERT · HOTEL L ANVIA). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VALLEE DE BARRY · CAMPING LA SIMIOUNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 9 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | SARL LABAZ · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE · AU PAIN DORE · JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | EIRL CHEZ XAVIER · POINTUT VIANDES - ARTISAN BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | EPICERIE DE LA MAIRIE · BIOCOOP ECLUSE · LE JARDIN SECRET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | BOLDIS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ETAL DE BOLLENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 48 | BERNARD BLACHERE RESTAURATION · LA P'OSE · ADO · PIZZA GILBERT | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 81 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | PERREMAN SERVICE&CUISINE · CAFE CASINO DU PUY · L'ESCAPADE GOURMANDE · LE MISTRAL CAFE · BRASSERIE LE TITIN | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOL MATE JEAN GIONO · ECOL MATE ALEXANDRE BLANC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DUFFAUD · ECOL PRIM GABRIEL PERI · ECOL PRIM LES TAMARIS GROUPE B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN GIONO B | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE HENRI BOUDON · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CATHERINE VERNOIS, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE VIDREQUIN, MÉDECIN · ELENA-MEDA PASCU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE AYALA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE L ECLUSE · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · SELARL PHARMACIE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BOLLENE ECLUSE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CLAP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL ELUARD FONT SEC · COMPLEXE CURIE · LYCEE LUCIE AUBRAC · COSEC BOUDON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE DE BOLLENE · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 26 | MAGALI ET JEAN-PIERRE COIFFURE MIXTE · STEPHANIE A DOMICILE · SAINT PIERRE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL CAMPANILE - BOLLÈNE · HOTEL B&B - BOLLENE · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL REST LE CHÊNE VERT · HOTEL L ANVIA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LA VALLEE DE BARRY · CAMPING LA SIMIOUNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,131 (2012) → 14,024 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,907 (1990) → 14,024 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,456, of which 2.6 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bollène): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bollène): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Bollène): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bollène): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bollène): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 60 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAPALUD weather station, 8.5 km away at 46 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VISAN, 14 km away at 141 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 88 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONDRAGON, 6 km away at 39 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)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7226b3e5-4ce3-3398-82c9-85ca06fc9581— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 497 km NW | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 292 km W | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moissac | 82 | 293 km W | 13,419 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 532 km NW | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graulhet | 81 | 228 km W | 13,129 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 497 km NW | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graulhet | 81 | 228 km W | 13,129 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 292 km W | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moissac | 82 | 293 km W | 13,419 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 497 km NW | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 497 km NW | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 532 km NW | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 Bollène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuers | 83 | 157 km SE | 13,271 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Donzère | 26 | 19 km N | 6,008 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solliès-Pont | 83 | 160 km SE | 12,521 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 35 km S | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | 13 | 89 km SE | 9,039 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morières-lès-Avignon | 84 | 40 km S | 9,019 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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