Malaucène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Malaucène (INSEE 84069) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE). Population 2,758 (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/84069-malaucene
Vitality score
Vitality score 59/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 7,661 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.93 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.73 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SATHYAM · CHOC GEL · LES DELICES DES LOU · AUX DELICES DU VENTOUX). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODIMA). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (O BISTROT DE LUCA · CHEZ MAX · CHEZ LAURETTE · LE PONT DE L'ORME). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (ISOSTER · LE CASINO · LE CHEZ SOI). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MALAUCENE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA REBEYRADE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BÉNÉDICTE MICHAU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CHIRPAZ-CERBAT, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA TOVENA, MÉDECIN · HUBERT DE COTTREAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE PAROIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MALAUCENE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MICHEL BRUSSET). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (VIGNE REGINE · L'APARTE 2). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (LE BLUEBERRY · HOTEL VENTOUX PROVENCE DOMAINE LES TILLEULS · HOTEL RESTAURANT L'ABRI DU VENTOUX). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BOSQUET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SATHYAM · CHOC GEL · LES DELICES DES LOU · AUX DELICES DU VENTOUX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODIMA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | O BISTROT DE LUCA · CHEZ MAX · CHEZ LAURETTE · LE PONT DE L'ORME | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | ISOSTER · LE CASINO · LE CHEZ SOI | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MALAUCENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA REBEYRADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BÉNÉDICTE MICHAU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CHIRPAZ-CERBAT, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA TOVENA, MÉDECIN · HUBERT DE COTTREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE PAROIS | 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 | MALAUCENE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MICHEL BRUSSET | 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 | 4 | VIGNE REGINE · L'APARTE 2 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE BLUEBERRY · HOTEL VENTOUX PROVENCE DOMAINE LES TILLEULS · HOTEL RESTAURANT L'ABRI DU VENTOUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE BOSQUET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday 8h à 13h cours des Isnards. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,684 (2012) → 2,758 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,172 (1990) → 2,758 (2023): 27 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,210, of which 34.2 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Malaucène): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Malaucène): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Malaucène): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Malaucène): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Malaucène): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BEAUMONT-MT SEREIN weather station, 9.9 km away at 1,445 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [11]
The village sits 1,118 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CARPENTRAS, 11.7 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, 1.4 km away at 348 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84069/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.malaucene.fr/decouvrir-malaucene/decouvrir/marches-provencal-et-journalier.html— “De 8h à 13h, le marché du mercredi fait battre le cœur du village”
- DATAtourisme 2024-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/14d383ca-3608-31f6-ba43-f4536a3b1dca— “Tout les Mercredis, une vingtaine de forains proposent des produits du terroir, typiquement provençaux, ainsi que tout ce qui se mange et qui se porte : bazar, plantes et fleurs...”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84069/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84069/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84069/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84069
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourrettes | 83 | 140 km SE | 2,972 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guillestre | 05 | 132 km NE | 2,295 | 70.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Régusse | 83 | 99 km SE | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 157 km NE | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 66 | 251 km SW | 3,388 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 121 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Régusse | 83 | 99 km SE | 2,380 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 121 km NE | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guillestre | 05 | 132 km NE | 2,295 | 70.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourrettes | 83 | 140 km SE | 2,972 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | 73 | 157 km NE | 2,395 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 66 | 251 km SW | 3,388 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Malaucène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magné | 79 | 504 km NW | 2,728 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron | 85 | 612 km NW | 2,727 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 596 km NW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamastre | 07 | 100 km NW | 2,327 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lussac-les-Châteaux | 86 | 425 km NW | 2,263 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thiviers | 24 | 360 km NW | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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