Vedène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vedène (INSEE 84141) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA du Grand Avignon (COGA). Population 11,974 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 2,041 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.15 |
| Social | 0.64 | 20 | 12.88 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE PUYRICARD · PLAUTRE · ESCOFFIER · LE FOURNIL DE MA CLO · GEORGES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE FILLIERE PERE & FILS · LES VIANDARDS · BOUCHERIE ARNOUX). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L&L M-EXOTIC · INOUIT · MYBIOSHOP). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SHOPI). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DE VEDENE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (LE JARDIN DES COQUILLAGES · MAISON'MER). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (LE RAMIER · LA GIOIA · LA PIZZA · LILI ROSA PIZZA D HOTES · L'ITALIEN DU COIN). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DU COMMERCE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.DAUDET · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES JARDINS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.DAUDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES JARDINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FREDERI MITAN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOU VIGNARES). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXIS BERNAL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE TANTET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANDRÉ BONNET, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE DE BAYLE DES HERMENS, MÉDECIN · ALEXA JAFFRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAGISTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINTE ANNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT ADAPTE PAUL VINCENSINI · GYMNASE A DAUDET · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DOMAINE D EGUILLES · GYMNASE PRADAYROL). [3]
2 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE DE VEDENE). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (NOUVEL HAIR · CHANGER D'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (AVIGNON PARC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | CHOCOLATERIE DE PUYRICARD · PLAUTRE · ESCOFFIER · LE FOURNIL DE MA CLO · GEORGES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE FILLIERE PERE & FILS · LES VIANDARDS · BOUCHERIE ARNOUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L&L M-EXOTIC · INOUIT · MYBIOSHOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SHOPI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DE VEDENE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LE JARDIN DES COQUILLAGES · MAISON'MER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 18 | LE RAMIER · LA GIOIA · LA PIZZA · LILI ROSA PIZZA D HOTES · L'ITALIEN DU COIN | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DU COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.DAUDET · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES JARDINS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.DAUDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES JARDINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FREDERI MITAN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOU VIGNARES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ALEXIS BERNAL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE TANTET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-ANDRÉ BONNET, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE DE BAYLE DES HERMENS, MÉDECIN · ALEXA JAFFRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MAGISTRALE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT ADAPTE PAUL VINCENSINI · GYMNASE A DAUDET · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DOMAINE D EGUILLES · GYMNASE PRADAYROL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE DE VEDENE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | NOUVEL HAIR · CHANGER D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | AVIGNON PARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 10,640 (2012) → 11,974 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,675 (1990) → 11,974 (2023): 79.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,619, of which 2.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vedène): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vedène): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Vedène): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vedène): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vedène): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ALTHEN weather station, 4.8 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AVIGNON, 7.4 km away at 34 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JONQUERETTES, 3.8 km away at 58 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 — 84141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/763767cc-441e-35f8-ac91-9588304f2a2d— “Marché de Vedène”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fa0c3397-c87e-3b9b-9584-de3bab38f732— “Marché paysan de Vedène”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nœux-les-Mines | 62 | 743 km N | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monteux | 84 | 9.6 km NE | 13,301 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 34 | 94 km W | 10,472 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 119 km N | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 31 | 278 km W | 15,317 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 868 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteux | 84 | 9.6 km NE | 13,301 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc | 34 | 94 km W | 10,472 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 26 | 119 km N | 9,921 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 31 | 278 km W | 15,317 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 62 | 743 km N | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 868 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · 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 Vedène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteux | 84 | 9.6 km NE | 13,301 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Angles | 30 | 11 km W | 8,908 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 8.7 km W | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 84 | 3.4 km NE | 8,913 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 43 km SE | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 3.9 km NW | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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