Gordes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gordes (INSEE 84050) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse. Population 1,661 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 10,865 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SUPREM'NOUGAT SARL · LE FOURNIL DE MAMIE JEANNE · CHAZARIN &CO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS GORDES). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (LA RENAISSANCE · CASA ROSARIO · SODA · LE MAS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BAR A JUS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BORIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES AMANDIERS). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE NAHON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUPUIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ACCROCHE COEUR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL LA BASTIDE DE GORDES · HOTEL AUBERGE DE CARCARILLE · HOTEL DES BORIES · HOTEL MAS DE LA SENANCOLE · HÔTEL LE JAS DE GORDES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CLICOCHIC - CAMPING DES SOURCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SUPREM'NOUGAT SARL · LE FOURNIL DE MAMIE JEANNE · CHAZARIN &CO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAS GORDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 19 | LA RENAISSANCE · CASA ROSARIO · SODA · LE MAS | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BAR A JUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BORIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES AMANDIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE NAHON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DUPUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ACCROCHE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL LA BASTIDE DE GORDES · HOTEL AUBERGE DE CARCARILLE · HOTEL DES BORIES · HOTEL MAS DE LA SENANCOLE · HÔTEL LE JAS DE GORDES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CLICOCHIC - CAMPING DES SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,001 (2012) → 1,661 (2023): -17 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,031 (1990) → 1,661 (2023): -18.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,966, of which 49.4 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gordes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gordes): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gordes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gordes): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gordes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MURS weather station, 3.5 km away at 488 m; the village itself is at 355 m. [10]
The village sits 133 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MURS, 3.5 km away at 488 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 133 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 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MURS, 3.5 km away at 488 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
258 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 922,500 € — 4,227 € per m² of built surface. [11]
17 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 385,000 € — 4,536 € per m². [11]
The median across Vaucluse is 2,599 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 84050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9a60a3f7-2834-3230-a185-5c5fc1a9bb18— “Marché de Gordes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévou-Tréguignec | 22 | 852 km NW | 1,603 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielle-Saint-Girons | 40 | 521 km W | 1,518 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 74 % |
| Pleaux | 15 | 272 km NW | 1,470 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plounéour-Brignogan-plages | 29 | 902 km NW | 1,972 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locmariaquer | 56 | 751 km NW | 1,577 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plougrescant | 22 | 847 km NW | 1,242 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleaux | 15 | 272 km NW | 1,470 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielle-Saint-Girons | 40 | 521 km W | 1,518 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 74 % |
| Locmariaquer | 56 | 751 km NW | 1,577 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plougrescant | 22 | 847 km NW | 1,242 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trévou-Tréguignec | 22 | 852 km NW | 1,603 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plounéour-Brignogan-plages | 29 | 902 km NW | 1,972 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · 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 Gordes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmeto | 2A | 389 km SE | 1,289 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taulignan | 26 | 62 km N | 1,627 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillans | 83 | 120 km E | 2,941 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas | 07 | 99 km NW | 1,911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vogüé | 07 | 95 km NW | 1,040 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Collet-de-Dèze | 48 | 109 km W | 684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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