Courthézon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Courthézon (INSEE 84039) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Pays d'Orange en Provence. Population 6,426 (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/84039-courthezon
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 3,730 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DUMELLE 2 · LES 4 SAISONS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICE D'OR · LES ARCADES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION COURTHEZONNAISE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (FINE GIL · LA GOUTTE BLEUE · LE PETIT GUS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L UNIVERS · CAFE GLACIER · LE PLAY OFF). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB A COLONIEU). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS DESPOIX, MÉDECIN · CAROLE DEVILLIERS, MÉDECIN · YVES CLARIOND, MÉDECIN · LAURE BESSIERE, MÉDECIN · PASCAL ANDREO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE TREMOLIERES · PHARMACIE CASSAM CHENAI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COURTHEZON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE COURTHEZON). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (VAQUE CLAUDIE · AUTOUR D'UNE COUPE · ANACHRIS STUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DUMELLE 2 · LES 4 SAISONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | L'EPICE D'OR · LES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION COURTHEZONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | FINE GIL · LA GOUTTE BLEUE · LE PETIT GUS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DE L UNIVERS · CAFE GLACIER · LE PLAY OFF | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB A COLONIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | NICOLAS DESPOIX, MÉDECIN · CAROLE DEVILLIERS, MÉDECIN · YVES CLARIOND, MÉDECIN · LAURE BESSIERE, MÉDECIN · PASCAL ANDREO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE TREMOLIERES · PHARMACIE CASSAM CHENAI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COURTHEZON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE COURTHEZON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | VAQUE CLAUDIE · AUTOUR D'UNE COUPE · ANACHRIS STUDIO | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,453 (2012) → 6,426 (2023): 17.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,166 (1990) → 6,426 (2023): 24.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,195, of which 3.4 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Courthézon): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Courthézon): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Courthézon): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Courthézon): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Courthézon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE weather station, 5.8 km away at 106 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [10]
The village sits 63 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORANGE, 6.3 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SARRIANS, 3.5 km away at 54 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 — 84039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/825ade98-5200-342d-9eed-b3949ad38c42— “Tous les samedis de 9h à 12h30, un marché de producteurs se tient devant le caveau du Cellier des Princes.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 47 | 344 km W | 6,541 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 974 | 8,909 km SE | 6,557 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
| Cuges-les-Pins | 13 | 112 km SE | 6,236 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigny | 85 | 576 km NW | 6,240 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naintré | 86 | 454 km NW | 5,964 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 23 km S | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 23 km S | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuges-les-Pins | 13 | 112 km SE | 6,236 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 47 | 344 km W | 6,541 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Naintré | 86 | 454 km NW | 5,964 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigny | 85 | 576 km NW | 6,240 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 974 | 8,909 km SE | 6,557 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 72 % |
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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 Courthézon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuges-les-Pins | 13 | 112 km SE | 6,236 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oraison | 04 | 85 km E | 6,155 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulx | 30 | 42 km SW | 4,348 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 46 km N | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solliès-Toucas | 83 | 135 km SE | 6,269 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 84 | 15 km S | 5,206 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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