Sorgues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sorgues (INSEE 84129) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA des Sorgues du Comtat. Population 19,006 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/84129-sorgues
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 1,267 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.95 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.24 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL PORTIGLIATTI · EPI DE BLE · AU PETIT PRINCE · L'ATELIER DES PAPES · SORGUELINE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE AC TRAITEUR · MADE IN VIANDE · L'ENTRECOTE SORGUAISE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HEMMADI NIZARD · EPICERIE CHEZ ZAZA · ALIMENTATION GENERALE CHEZ DEDE · ECOVRAC · MANGEONS FRAIS). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · MARCEL & FILS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (L'ESPRESSO · P B E · CHEZ GABIN). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE MOULIN A CAFE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BECASSIERES · ECOL MATE DU PARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA PINEDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F.MISTRAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD PHILIPE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES BECASSIERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SEVIGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAILLAUDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MISTRAL). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE RUDOLF STEINER). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GABRIELA-MADALINA NITA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GOYER, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE VERDIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE SCHIRMACHER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD CLEMENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAFABRIER TROUSSET · SELAS PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE GENERAT · SELAS PHARMACIE BOUZIANI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN TORTEL · 84 - SERVICE LIVRE ET LECTURE DE VAUCLUSE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CHAFFUNES · HALLE DES SPORTS · COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COMPLEXE DE LA PLAINE SPORTIVE · GYMNASE COUBERTIN). [3]
4 × Bank (BPPC · SOCIETE GENERALE · SORGUES NOVEMBRE · AGENCE SORGUES). [3]
34 × Hairdresser (SARL CREA'TIF · J.C COIFFURE · SARL MISTRAL COIFFURE · LE TEMPS DES COIFFEURS · BRIGITTE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTELF1 · NOVOTEL AVIGNON NORD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA MONTAGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | EURL PORTIGLIATTI · EPI DE BLE · AU PETIT PRINCE · L'ATELIER DES PAPES · SORGUELINE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE AC TRAITEUR · MADE IN VIANDE · L'ENTRECOTE SORGUAISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | HEMMADI NIZARD · EPICERIE CHEZ ZAZA · ALIMENTATION GENERALE CHEZ DEDE · ECOVRAC · MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · MARCEL & FILS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 39 | L'ESPRESSO · P B E · CHEZ GABIN | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE MOULIN A CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BECASSIERES · ECOL MATE DU PARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA PINEDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F.MISTRAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD PHILIPE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES BECASSIERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SEVIGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAILLAUDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MISTRAL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE RUDOLF STEINER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | GABRIELA-MADALINA NITA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GOYER, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE VERDIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE SCHIRMACHER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD CLEMENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE LAFABRIER TROUSSET · SELAS PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE GENERAT · SELAS PHARMACIE BOUZIANI | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN TORTEL · 84 - SERVICE LIVRE ET LECTURE DE VAUCLUSE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE CHAFFUNES · HALLE DES SPORTS · COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COMPLEXE DE LA PLAINE SPORTIVE · GYMNASE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | BPPC · SOCIETE GENERALE · SORGUES NOVEMBRE · AGENCE SORGUES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 34 | SARL CREA'TIF · J.C COIFFURE · SARL MISTRAL COIFFURE · LE TEMPS DES COIFFEURS · BRIGITTE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTELF1 · NOVOTEL AVIGNON NORD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h à 13h rue des remparts, place de la République, place Saint-Pierre, cours de la République, boulevard Roger Ricca, avenue du 11 novembre, avenue du 8 mai 1945. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 18,473 (2012) → 19,006 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 17,236 (1990) → 19,006 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,305, of which 0.8 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sorgues): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sorgues): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sorgues): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sorgues): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sorgues): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALTHEN weather station, 7 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 27 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AVIGNON, 10.8 km away at 34 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 705 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SORGUES, 2.4 km away at 23 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 — 84129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.sorgues.fr/decouvrir/la-ville/visiter-sorgues.htm— “Marché : dimanche de 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 549 km N | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefontaine | 38 | 180 km N | 19,445 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 543 km N | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Louviers | 27 | 644 km NW | 18,705 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 73 km S | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lunéville | 54 | 525 km N | 18,262 | 65.4 | Served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 73 km S | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villefontaine | 38 | 180 km N | 19,445 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lunéville | 54 | 525 km N | 18,262 | 65.4 | Served | no figures |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 543 km N | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 549 km N | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louviers | 27 | 644 km NW | 18,705 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Sorgues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 8.1 km SW | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monteux | 84 | 9.9 km E | 13,301 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vedène | 84 | 3.9 km SE | 11,974 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 4.0 km E | 8,913 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meylan | 38 | 152 km NE | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 44 km SE | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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