Villelaure
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villelaure (INSEE 84147) is in Vaucluse (84), part of CC Territoriale Sud-Luberon. Population 3,398 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/84147-villelaure
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 27 % of the 6,411 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'ATELIER GAUTIER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ALIM DU COIN · GA 2). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'ESCAMPO DINA · LE 21). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LI PARPAIOUN). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIUS RICHARD). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE DECOOPMAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE A LIVRE OUVERT). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE CLARA · YASMINA COIFFURE · TENDANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (L'AIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | L'ATELIER GAUTIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | L'ALIM DU COIN · GA 2 | 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 | 3 | L'ESCAMPO DINA · LE 21 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LI PARPAIOUN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIUS RICHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHRISTOPHE DECOOPMAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE A LIVRE OUVERT | 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 | 6 | LE SALON DE CLARA · YASMINA COIFFURE · TENDANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | L'AIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,246 (2012) → 3,398 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,135 (1990) → 3,398 (2023): 59.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,693, of which 4.1 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villelaure): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villelaure): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Villelaure): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villelaure): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 69 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CADENET weather station, 6.5 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CADENET, 6.5 km away at 152 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 658 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PERTUIS, 6.2 km away at 208 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/144ce6f1-64d5-32dc-9da6-b117fb00eb7e— “Tous les samedis matins.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 84147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84147
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13080
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savonnières | 37 | 555 km NW | 3,392 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Andiol | 13 | 42 km W | 3,353 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 654 km NW | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Yvi | 29 | 866 km NW | 3,431 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lansargues | 34 | 110 km W | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 14 % |
| Canet | 34 | 157 km W | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andiol | 13 | 42 km W | 3,353 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lansargues | 34 | 110 km W | 3,233 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 14 % |
| Canet | 34 | 157 km W | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Savonnières | 37 | 555 km NW | 3,392 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 654 km NW | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Yvi | 29 | 866 km NW | 3,431 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · 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 Villelaure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 88 km NW | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cadenet | 84 | 5.5 km NW | 4,363 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peynier | 13 | 34 km SE | 3,739 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | 30 | 130 km W | 3,737 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lauris | 84 | 10 km NW | 3,921 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 74 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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