Richerenches
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Richerenches (INSEE 84097) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Enclave des Papes - Pays de Grignan. Population 591 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 17,143 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT LE PROVENCAL · LE PARC DE RICHERENCHES · O RABASSE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L ETABLISSEMENT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RICHERENCHES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES HEQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RICHERENCHES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES COLOCAT'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PRL LODGES EN PROVENCE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | BAR RESTAURANT LE PROVENCAL · LE PARC DE RICHERENCHES · O RABASSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L ETABLISSEMENT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RICHERENCHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JACQUES HEQUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | RICHERENCHES 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES COLOCAT'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | PRL LODGES EN PROVENCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 671 (2012) → 591 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 542 (1990) → 591 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 396, of which 20.2 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montségur-sur-Lauzon): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Richerenches): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Richerenches): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Grillon): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Richerenches): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VISAN weather station, 2.6 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 150 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VISAN, 2.6 km away at 141 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VISAN, 2.6 km away at 141 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/76ed3a17-7431-320e-92be-98c940c6c8f5— “A Richerenches, petit village templier, il est un marché à ne pas manquer car c'est ici, de décembre à mi-mars, que s'échangent tous les samedi matins les truffes récoltées dans la semaine.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Beauzély | 12 | 157 km W | 550 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 393 km NW | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 288 km W | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nauviale | 12 | 198 km W | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 267 km SW | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Puy | 32 | 359 km W | 587 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Beauzély | 12 | 157 km W | 550 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nauviale | 12 | 198 km W | 577 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 267 km SW | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Carlux | 24 | 288 km W | 671 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Puy | 32 | 359 km W | 587 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 393 km NW | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Richerenches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-d'Asse | 04 | 108 km SE | 571 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirmande | 26 | 38 km N | 611 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allemagne-en-Provence | 04 | 109 km SE | 544 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaugines | 84 | 76 km SE | 553 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estoublon | 04 | 111 km SE | 469 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villars | 84 | 63 km SE | 783 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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