Mazan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazan (INSEE 84072) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE). Population 6,285 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84072-mazan
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 3,791 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.79 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 15.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SASU LA LAVANDE · PERLINPAINPAIN · BOULANGERIE AGRESTI). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TUTTI FRUTI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (LE RESTAURANT · L'ARDOISE · OJEDA JEF · OJEDA JEAN RAYMOND · EMILE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA MAISON DES CHIMERES · LE SIECLE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CONDAMINE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CONDAMINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT DOMINIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (IRINA TURTURICA, MÉDECIN · DANIEL TURTURICA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE CAUT POITOUT, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT CEZANNE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LOMBARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MONT VENTOUX · OPED FRANCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE FRANCINE FOUSSA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU BIGOURD). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE MAZAN). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (SALON 17 COIFFURE HOMME · RODRIGUEZ MANUELLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (CHATEAU DE MAZAN · HOTEL LE SIECLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE VENTOUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SASU LA LAVANDE · PERLINPAINPAIN · BOULANGERIE AGRESTI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | TUTTI FRUTI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 13 | LE RESTAURANT · L'ARDOISE · OJEDA JEF · OJEDA JEAN RAYMOND · EMILE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA MAISON DES CHIMERES · LE SIECLE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CONDAMINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CONDAMINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | IRINA TURTURICA, MÉDECIN · DANIEL TURTURICA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE CAUT POITOUT, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT CEZANNE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LOMBARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU MONT VENTOUX · OPED FRANCE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE FRANCINE FOUSSA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU BIGOURD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE MAZAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | SALON 17 COIFFURE HOMME · RODRIGUEZ MANUELLE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | CHATEAU DE MAZAN · HOTEL LE SIECLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE VENTOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,804 (2012) → 6,285 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,459 (1990) → 6,285 (2023): 41 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,325, of which 9.4 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mazan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mazan): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mazan): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mazan): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CARPENTRAS weather station, 6.2 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CARPENTRAS, 6.2 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 642 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARPENTRAS-FAUCONNETTE, 3.9 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84072/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mazan.fr/— “Mercredi matin : marché hebdomadaire Samedi matin : marché des producteurs”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84072/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84072/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84072/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84072
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mer | 41 | 492 km NW | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 75 km SW | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pol-de-Léon | 29 | 867 km NW | 6,941 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Izon | 33 | 446 km W | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Coursan | 11 | 190 km SW | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hauts de Bienne | 39 | 283 km N | 5,032 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 75 km SW | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Coursan | 11 | 190 km SW | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hauts de Bienne | 39 | 283 km N | 5,032 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Izon | 33 | 446 km W | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mer | 41 | 492 km NW | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Pol-de-Léon | 29 | 867 km NW | 6,941 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Mazan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrolles-en-Provence | 13 | 58 km SE | 5,409 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corte | 2B | 380 km SE | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubignan | 84 | 9.4 km NW | 5,981 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouilladisse | 13 | 83 km SE | 6,547 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Luc | 83 | 121 km SE | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thor | 84 | 18 km SW | 8,882 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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