Vaison-la-Romaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaison-la-Romaine (INSEE 84137) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Vaison Ventoux. Population 6,058 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 65.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 90 % of the 3,903 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.88 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.77 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ETOILE · LA BISCUITERIE DE VAISON · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RENOUARD · AUX DELICES ROMAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (GARGANTUA · BOUCHERIE RAYMON). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE · LPC VAISON · LE COMPTOIR DE MATHILDE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U · MARCEL ET FILS BIO). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (JOLLYMAY · LA POMME · LE CARPE DIEM). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE FESTIVAL · BRASSERIE DE L'OUSTAL). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATIVE ETRE ET DEVENIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ASSOCIATIVE ETRE ET DEVENIR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH D ARBAUD). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIAN LOPEZ, MÉDECIN · DIDIER LEROY, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM SAADA, MÉDECIN · WADDAH NAISSEH, MÉDECIN · CORALIE BLACHON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE MONTFORT · SELAS PHARMACIE DES VOCONCES · PHARMACIE GRANDE RUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FLORIAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA CITE MIXTE · GYMNASE OMNISPORT). [3]
8 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE VAISON LA ROMAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE · VAISON LA ROMAINE RUE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (PHILIBERT CHISTOPHE · CAMILLE ALBANE · CARLA COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE BEFFROI). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DU THEÂTRE ROMAIN · CAPFUN CAMPING CARPE DIEM · DOMAINE DE LA CAMBUSE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 22 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | L'ETOILE · LA BISCUITERIE DE VAISON · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RENOUARD · AUX DELICES ROMAINS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | GARGANTUA · BOUCHERIE RAYMON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · LPC VAISON · LE COMPTOIR DE MATHILDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · SUPER U · MARCEL ET FILS BIO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 63 | JOLLYMAY · LA POMME · LE CARPE DIEM | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE FESTIVAL · BRASSERIE DE L'OUSTAL | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATIVE ETRE ET DEVENIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ASSOCIATIVE ETRE ET DEVENIR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOSEPH D ARBAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | CHRISTIAN LOPEZ, MÉDECIN · DIDIER LEROY, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM SAADA, MÉDECIN · WADDAH NAISSEH, MÉDECIN · CORALIE BLACHON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE MONTFORT · SELAS PHARMACIE DES VOCONCES · PHARMACIE GRANDE RUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FLORIAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DE LA CITE MIXTE · GYMNASE OMNISPORT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE DE VAISON LA ROMAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE · VAISON LA ROMAINE RUE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | PHILIBERT CHISTOPHE · CAMILLE ALBANE · CARLA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE BEFFROI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DU THEÂTRE ROMAIN · CAPFUN CAMPING CARPE DIEM · DOMAINE DE LA CAMBUSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 6,123 (2012) → 6,058 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,663 (1990) → 6,058 (2023): 7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,191, of which 15.2 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vaison-la-Romaine): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vaison-la-Romaine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Vaison-la-Romaine): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vaison-la-Romaine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vaison-la-Romaine): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VAISON LA ROMAINE weather station, 2 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYMERAS, 7 km away at 392 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 187 m above 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 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAISON LA ROMAINE, 2 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fb602154-780b-39fe-bd62-eef02733bb37— “Tous les mardis et samedis matin de 8h à 12 h, toute l'année.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/dcd4d4c0-6633-3acd-893a-617f71012c8d— “Grand marché provençal de Vaison-la-Romaine - Tous les mardis.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,930 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 516 km W | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 263 km SW | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Blanc | 36 | 411 km NW | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 168 km SW | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 179 km NW | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bédarieux | 34 | 168 km SW | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 179 km NW | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 263 km SW | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Blanc | 36 | 411 km NW | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 516 km W | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,930 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Vaison-la-Romaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabeuil | 26 | 73 km N | 6,833 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 26 | 98 km N | 4,193 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 115 km N | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montélier | 26 | 78 km N | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dieulefit | 26 | 32 km N | 3,289 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 16 km SE | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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