Villedieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villedieu (INSEE 84146) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Vaison Ventoux. Population 507 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/84146-villedieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 17,761 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PLUS PRES). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA REMISE · LE BISTROT DE VILLEDIEU/ LA MAISON BLEUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DANIEL CORDIER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEDIEU RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MARTHE ET RAYMOND MAURIC). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU PLUS PRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LA REMISE · LE BISTROT DE VILLEDIEU/ LA MAISON BLEUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DANIEL CORDIER | 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 | VILLEDIEU RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MARTHE ET RAYMOND MAURIC | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 515 (2012) → 507 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 548 (1990) → 507 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 404, of which 33.2 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villedieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vaison-la-Romaine): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vaison-la-Romaine): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villedieu): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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, 3.7 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PUYMERAS, 7.8 km away at 392 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 137 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 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 73 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BUISSON, 3.5 km away at 176 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 — 84146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26317
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84146
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigondas | 84 | 14 km S | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 245 km SW | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 127 km N | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campuac | 12 | 197 km W | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 22 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 112 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigondas | 84 | 14 km S | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 22 km S | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Majencoules | 30 | 112 km W | 599 | 45 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 127 km N | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campuac | 12 | 197 km W | 449 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paziols | 11 | 245 km SW | 526 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Villedieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigondas | 84 | 14 km S | 448 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-Courbatiès | 12 | 236 km W | 480 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 51 km N | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méthamis | 84 | 34 km SE | 450 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombières-sur-Orb | 34 | 180 km SW | 498 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaufort-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 55 km N | 494 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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