Saumane-de-Vaucluse
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saumane-de-Vaucluse (INSEE 84124) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. Population 886 (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 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 15,047 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.1 | 5 | 0.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE RESTAURANT DE PROVENCE COUNTRY C · MIXAYPHONH DAWVY · MARYSSE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-HENRI FABRE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA FONT DE LAURO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LE RESTAURANT DE PROVENCE COUNTRY C · MIXAYPHONH DAWVY · MARYSSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-HENRI FABRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA FONT DE LAURO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 911 (2012) → 886 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 644 (1990) → 886 (2023): 37.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 785, of which 45.1 % second homes and 2.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontaine-de-Vaucluse): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saumane-de-Vaucluse): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ISLE SUR SORGUE weather station, 5.8 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [11]
The village sits 141 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CABRIERES D'AVIGNON, 7.5 km away at 142 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 63 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 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, 5.1 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
69 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 536,800 € — 3,273 € per m² of built surface. [12]
81 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 154,850 € — 3,602 € per m². [12]
The median across Vaucluse is 2,599 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84124
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banne | 07 | 90 km NW | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 493 km N | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Santa-Maria-Poggio | 2B | 401 km SE | 807 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Moitiers-d'Allonne | 50 | 803 km NW | 742 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
| Coudeville-sur-Mer | 50 | 749 km NW | 887 | 35.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Utelle | 06 | 173 km E | 805 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 27 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banne | 07 | 90 km NW | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Utelle | 06 | 173 km E | 805 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 27 % · humidity 7 % |
| Santa-Maria-Poggio | 2B | 401 km SE | 807 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 493 km N | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudeville-sur-Mer | 50 | 749 km NW | 887 | 35.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Les Moitiers-d'Allonne | 50 | 803 km NW | 742 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
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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 Saumane-de-Vaucluse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banne | 07 | 90 km NW | 648 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Assions | 07 | 92 km NW | 767 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lussan | 30 | 64 km NW | 545 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-d'Olérargues | 30 | 56 km NW | 443 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sillans-la-Cascade | 83 | 95 km SE | 787 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Barroux | 84 | 22 km N | 662 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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