Pernes-les-Fontaines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pernes-les-Fontaines (INSEE 84088) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA des Sorgues du Comtat. Population 10,504 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84088-pernes-les-fontaines
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 2,336 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.68 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.5 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LOCQUET · EXBRAYAT JEAN CLAUDE · MADE IN CAKE · BOULANGERIE PAIN'O). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DES HALLES · LES BOUCHERS DE LA GARE · APB). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CABANE DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SOLEYADE · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION PERNOISE). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (CHEZ SANE · OZDEMIR HAKKI · PIU DI PRIMA · PIZZA L'AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DE LA CAMARETTE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA MOUSSE GOURMANDE · O'WENS · FDB). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM LOUIS GIRAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES VALAYANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE MAURON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES DOCHE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHILDE WINTER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE DONADIEU, MÉDECIN · EDITH BOLZAN, MÉDECIN · ANNABELLE LE SECH, MÉDECIN · AUDE LE NAVENANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RENUCCI · SARL PHARMACIE BRES · PHARMACIE DE LA BUISSONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE CHAULIEU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VALAYANS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE CHARLES DOCHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PRATO PLAGE). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE PERNES LES FONTAINES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC · LCL). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (MJ COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE L'HERMITAGE · LA PERNA). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL COUCOURELLE · CAMPING LES FONTAINES/LES PALMIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | LOCQUET · EXBRAYAT JEAN CLAUDE · MADE IN CAKE · BOULANGERIE PAIN'O | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA BOUCHERIE DES HALLES · LES BOUCHERS DE LA GARE · APB | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LA CABANE DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOLEYADE · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION PERNOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | CHEZ SANE · OZDEMIR HAKKI · PIU DI PRIMA · PIZZA L'AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DE LA CAMARETTE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA MOUSSE GOURMANDE · O'WENS · FDB | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOL PRIM LOUIS GIRAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES VALAYANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE MAURON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CHARLES DOCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | MATHILDE WINTER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE DONADIEU, MÉDECIN · EDITH BOLZAN, MÉDECIN · ANNABELLE LE SECH, MÉDECIN · AUDE LE NAVENANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE RENUCCI · SARL PHARMACIE BRES · PHARMACIE DE LA BUISSONNE · SELARL PHARMACIE CHAULIEU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VALAYANS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE CHARLES DOCHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PRATO PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE PERNES LES FONTAINES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC · LCL | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | MJ COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DE L'HERMITAGE · LA PERNA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL COUCOURELLE · CAMPING LES FONTAINES/LES PALMIERS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 10,429 (2012) → 10,504 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 8,304 (1990) → 10,504 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,414, of which 5.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pernes-les-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Pernes-les-Fontaines): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Pernes-les-Fontaines): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pernes-les-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pernes-les-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALTHEN weather station, 7.9 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 95 m. [11]
The village sits 60 m above 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CARPENTRAS, 9.6 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 700 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PERNES LES FONTAINES, 2.7 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3b47d59a-f99d-3a5a-9b62-f5ff7d673552— “Au marché de Pernes les Fontaines, locaux, touristes, marchands et producteurs se donnent rendez-vous tous les samedis matins !”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f913c9a1-9ede-3bfc-92ba-ce2fb34db753— “Véritable marché paysan, le mercredi soir de fin mars à fin octobre !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limoux | 11 | 252 km SW | 10,532 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 465 km W | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 723 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 638 km NW | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 12 | 244 km W | 11,271 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Luc | 83 | 121 km SE | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Luc | 83 | 121 km SE | 11,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 12 | 244 km W | 11,271 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limoux | 11 | 252 km SW | 10,532 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 465 km W | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 638 km NW | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 723 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder 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 Pernes-les-Fontaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livron-sur-Drôme | 26 | 88 km N | 9,329 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crest | 26 | 81 km N | 8,658 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tullins | 38 | 149 km N | 7,624 | 67.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | 26 | 86 km N | 6,614 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 04 | 77 km E | 5,107 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 07 | 92 km N | 4,854 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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