Velleron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Velleron (INSEE 84142) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CA du Grand Avignon (COGA). Population 3,168 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84142-velleron
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 6,810 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GFR · HOUDAYER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL AFOGBETI · RODOVIC). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (PIZZA VELLANO · LE VIETNAM · LE VIEUX MOULIN DE CRILLON - FSA · L ANNEXE · PIZZA MEDES). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VELLERON). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVAIN COUE, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CÉCILE LE BIHAN, MÉDECIN · MARIE GEYER, MÉDECIN · MARC MONTIEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (TIFFANY COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | GFR · HOUDAYER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL AFOGBETI · RODOVIC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 | 6 | PIZZA VELLANO · LE VIETNAM · LE VIEUX MOULIN DE CRILLON - FSA · L ANNEXE · PIZZA MEDES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VELLERON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | SYLVAIN COUE, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CÉCILE LE BIHAN, MÉDECIN · MARIE GEYER, MÉDECIN · MARC MONTIEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | TIFFANY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,927 (2012) → 3,168 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,509 (1990) → 3,168 (2023): 26.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,658, of which 7 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Velleron): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Velleron): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Velleron): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Thor): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Velleron): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ISLE SUR SORGUE weather station, 6.4 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AVIGNON, 11.3 km away at 34 m, over 28 summers. [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, 4.7 km away at 150 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 — 84142/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f09f6c82-721e-3661-adf0-977f7b11c3d4— “Marché Agricole de Velleron”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84142/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84142/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84142/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84142
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 50 | 747 km NW | 3,167 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefranque | 64 | 524 km W | 3,069 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sallertaine | 85 | 633 km NW | 3,518 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briscous | 64 | 514 km W | 2,965 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | 44 | 670 km NW | 3,063 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besné | 44 | 672 km NW | 3,322 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscous | 64 | 514 km W | 2,965 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villefranque | 64 | 524 km W | 3,069 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sallertaine | 85 | 633 km NW | 3,518 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | 44 | 670 km NW | 3,063 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besné | 44 | 672 km NW | 3,322 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 50 | 747 km NW | 3,167 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Velleron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Val | 83 | 102 km SE | 4,335 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loriol-du-Comtat | 84 | 14 km N | 2,486 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 48 km W | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 116 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villelaure | 84 | 43 km SE | 3,398 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 30 | 81 km W | 2,707 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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