Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Castillon (INSEE 84112) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Pays d'Apt-Luberon. Population 689 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,450 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (K.J.BEAT). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST MARTIN DE CASTILLON). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN DE CASTILLON RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'OUSTALET / LE ROCHER DES ABEILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | 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 | 1 | K.J.BEAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST MARTIN DE CASTILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | SAINT MARTIN DE CASTILLON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'OUSTALET / LE ROCHER DES ABEILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 741 (2012) → 689 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 526 (1990) → 689 (2023): 31 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 620, of which 42.6 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viens): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Castillon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Céreste-en-Luberon): 6.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Céreste-en-Luberon): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Castillon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CASTELLET/VAL. weather station, 2.3 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 444 m. [11]
The village sits 156 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CASTELLET/VAL., 2.3 km away at 288 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 156 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 731 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CASTELLET/VAL., 2.3 km away at 288 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 — 84112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04045
- 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-Crépin | 05 | 128 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 129 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 148 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 252 km SW | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Barroux | 84 | 45 km NW | 662 | 42.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 180 km N | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Barroux | 84 | 45 km NW | 662 | 42.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Crépin | 05 | 128 km NE | 718 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mialet | 30 | 129 km W | 628 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 148 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 180 km N | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 252 km SW | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Saint-Martin-de-Castillon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc-en-Diois | 26 | 84 km N | 614 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-Chalancon | 26 | 71 km N | 395 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ongles | 04 | 26 km NE | 358 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosans | 05 | 59 km N | 511 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémuzat | 26 | 63 km N | 318 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteuges | 43 | 207 km NW | 403 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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