Valréas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valréas (INSEE 84138) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Enclave des Papes - Pays de Grignan. Population 9,224 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84138-valreas
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 2,662 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.34 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PANETERIE · LE PAIN DES PAPES · COLIBRI · CA CROUSTILLE · SCHMIDT CW). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ ROLLAND · LE PALERON D'IMRAN BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE CHOIX DU BIO · AATIR CHADIA · ARDECHE SALAISONS ALIMENTATION ST ANTOINE · BEN CHEIKH REJEB DALIL · BEYA). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E LECLERC). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (VIKAAS 3V · O VIETNAM · CAFE DES NEGOCIANTS). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LES PLATANES · LE SIMIANE · CHEZ THOMAS · LES DELICES DE LA PEYRIERE · CAFE DE FRANCE ET RESTAURANT LA BOHEME). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J FERRY · ECOL MATE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CALANDRETA DE VAURIAS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VALLIS AERIA). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CÉCILE BONNAFOUX, MÉDECIN · LILIANA AVIERITEI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN AMSELEM, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE SAINT ANTOINE · PHARMACIE DU BERTEUIL · PHARMACIE DE SIMIANE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE · VALREAS LIBERATION RP). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA PISCINE · SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE DE L ECOLE MARCEL PAGNOL · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU LEP · COMPLEXE VIGNARES). [3]
6 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · AGENCE DE VALREAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (SIMPERE CENDRINE · POP COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE LA CORONNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA PANETERIE · LE PAIN DES PAPES · COLIBRI · CA CROUSTILLE · SCHMIDT CW | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CHEZ ROLLAND · LE PALERON D'IMRAN BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LE CHOIX DU BIO · AATIR CHADIA · ARDECHE SALAISONS ALIMENTATION ST ANTOINE · BEN CHEIKH REJEB DALIL · BEYA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E LECLERC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | VIKAAS 3V · O VIETNAM · CAFE DES NEGOCIANTS | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LES PLATANES · LE SIMIANE · CHEZ THOMAS · LES DELICES DE LA PEYRIERE · CAFE DE FRANCE ET RESTAURANT LA BOHEME | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J FERRY · ECOL MATE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CALANDRETA DE VAURIAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VALLIS AERIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CÉCILE BONNAFOUX, MÉDECIN · LILIANA AVIERITEI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN AMSELEM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE SAINT ANTOINE · PHARMACIE DU BERTEUIL · PHARMACIE DE SIMIANE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE · VALREAS LIBERATION RP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE DE LA PISCINE · SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE DE L ECOLE MARCEL PAGNOL · EQUIPEMENTS SPORTIFS DU LEP · COMPLEXE VIGNARES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · AGENCE DE VALREAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | SIMPERE CENDRINE · POP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE DE LA CORONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 9,545 (2012) → 9,224 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 9,069 (1990) → 9,224 (2023): 1.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,137, of which 4.6 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valréas): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Valréas): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Valréas): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Valréas): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valréas): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALREAS weather station, 2.1 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VISAN, 8.5 km away at 141 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 106 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 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 75 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALREAS, 2.1 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84138/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cc7387ed-1989-3a41-bf53-29fa2c9617f1— “Samedi : Petit Marché primeur hebdomadaire.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ea8ee948-d50e-3d6a-9178-287b0ad74d02— “Mercredi : Marché hebdomadaire de Valréas.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84138/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84138/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84138/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Angles | 30 | 51 km S | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 68 | 412 km NE | 8,259 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 73 km N | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 715 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | 78 | 530 km NW | 7,747 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 34 | 122 km SW | 10,472 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Angles | 30 | 51 km S | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 73 km N | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 34 | 122 km SW | 10,472 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 68 | 412 km NE | 8,259 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | 78 | 530 km NW | 7,747 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pérenchies | 59 | 715 km N | 8,455 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Valréas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 73 km N | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tain-l'Hermitage | 26 | 77 km N | 5,915 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 26 | 55 km N | 10,477 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crest | 26 | 39 km N | 8,658 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 84 | 43 km S | 10,504 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garéoult | 83 | 145 km SE | 5,835 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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