Viens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viens (INSEE 84144) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Pays d'Apt-Luberon. Population 626 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 16,841 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE VIENS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR DE VIENS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CASTINEL CREZANTEMA · LE GLACIER DE VIENS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PETIT JARDIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VIENS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE VIENS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DE VIENS | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 2 | CASTINEL CREZANTEMA · LE GLACIER DE VIENS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PETIT JARDIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VIENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday 07h30 à 13h00. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 617 (2012) → 626 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 458 (1990) → 626 (2023): 36.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 745, of which 56.6 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viens): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Viens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Céreste-en-Luberon): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Céreste-en-Luberon): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Viens): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 115 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CASTELLET/VAL. weather station, 8.1 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 620 m. [12]
The village sits 332 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CASTELLET/VAL., 8.1 km away at 288 m, over 13 summers. [12]
That station sits 332 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 71 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VIENS, 0.1 km away at 620 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84144/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-viens.fr/Marche— “Marché de Viens : tous les mercredi matins de l'année.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/dc09a480-fedd-355f-b9d7-3a7c37fd69ba— “Tous les mercredis matin, un marché de saison, aux couleurs, parfums et saveurs du Midi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84144/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84144/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84144/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquebrun | 34 | 209 km W | 601 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Bollène-Vésubie | 06 | 142 km E | 662 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vagnas | 07 | 108 km NW | 636 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auzat | 09 | 353 km W | 561 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 121 km NW | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montferrier | 09 | 324 km W | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagnas | 07 | 108 km NW | 636 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 121 km NW | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bollène-Vésubie | 06 | 142 km E | 662 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 20 % · humidity 71 % |
| Roquebrun | 34 | 209 km W | 601 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montferrier | 09 | 324 km W | 541 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auzat | 09 | 353 km W | 561 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · 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 Viens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrême | 04 | 65 km E | 413 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massat | 09 | 359 km W | 749 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caseneuve | 84 | 6.4 km W | 527 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Firmin | 05 | 105 km N | 468 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banon | 04 | 17 km N | 1,072 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières | 05 | 133 km NE | 1,114 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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