Aix-en-Provence
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 93.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aix-en-Provence (INSEE 13001) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 149,695 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-09-29 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 93.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 91 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.68 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.72 | 5 | 3.61 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
96 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL A LA NICHE DOREE · CANGINA · SARL ALEMAN · PATISSERIE WEIBEL). [3,4]
26 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE PROVENCE VIANDE · MADINA · BOUCHERIE DU PONT DE L ARC). [3,4]
86 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · O CABANON PROVENCAL · BIOCOOP LA COUMPAGNIE · JEDOMIEU · EPICERIE MEJANES). [3,4]
19 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U · MONOP · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (GRANNY FROMAGES · FROMAGERIE BEDDARIDES). [4]
4 × Fishmonger (COQUILLAGES DU ROY RENE · DUMAS · LE MOULIN FORT · LA POISSONNERIE CANAVESE). [3,4]
665 × Restaurant (LES BRASSERIES DU CASINO · BRASSERIE DE LA MAIRIE · ZAZOUN RALLYE · GIOVANNI GELATERIA · LA NOUVELLE CHANCE). [3,4]
97 × Café / bar (BAR CENTRAL · CHARLY'S · BRASSERIE DES 4 AS · AU SONS DES GUITARES · CAFE LE VERDUN). [4]
35 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT IRISIA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CIPEC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LES MILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MAUREL · ECOLE MATERNELLE D APPLICATION ISAAC · ECOL MATE VAL ST ANDRE). [3]
51 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT SAINT SER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MAUREL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES GRANETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB DES PLATANES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL SAINT ANDRE). [3]
18 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT CLG PR SAINT DOMINIQUE SAVIO · ECOLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CLG PR HC VAL SAINT ANDRE · COLLEGE JAS DE BOUFFAN · COLLEGE ROCHER DU DRAGON · COLLEGE ARC DE MEYRAN). [3]
215 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD BENITHA, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE PERRIN, MÉDECIN · DANIELLE VOYATZIS, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM GONZALEZ, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BOOKER, MÉDECIN). [3]
42 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CADENE MIMRAM · PHARMACIE VILVE BERREBI · PHARMACIE FELGEROLLES · PHARMACIE BRINK · SELARL PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
20 × Post office / agence postale (AIX EN PROVENCE PIGONNET RP · AIX EN PROVENCE ROI RENE RP · AIX EN PROVENCE TIVOLI RP · AIX EN PROVENCE CENTRAIX RP · AIX EN PCE CLUB HIPPIQUE RP). [3]
6 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - DEUX ORMES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - HALLE AUX GRAINS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - LI CAMPANETO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - ALLUMETTES DIRECTION LECTURE PUBLIQUE, PATRIMOINE ÉCRIT ET ARCHIVES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - MICHEL VOVELLE). [3]
4 × Cinema (RENOIR · CEZANNE · LE MAZARIN). [3]
25 × Gym / sports hall (ARENA DU PAYS D AIX PALAIS DES SPORTS · COLLEGE ARC DE MEYRAN · GYMNASE DAUDET SCOLAIRE · LYCEE MILITAIRE · GYMNASE LUCIEN COURNAND). [3]
70 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · FACTOFRANCE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MEDITERRANEEN · CCF AIX-EN-PROVENCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AIX). [3]
215 × Hairdresser (D.M.G · JERAUDE · AMBIANCE COIFFURE · SNC SAMMARTINO · CEMAL). [3,4]
13 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
37 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE PRIEURÉ · HOTEL DES QUATRE DAUPHINS · ESAT MAS DE ROMAN / ATELIERS · HOTEL LE NELIÖ · HOTEL LE MOZART). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA - CAMPING CHANTECLER · CAMPING ARC EN CIEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 28 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Butcher (boucherie), 25 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 253 × Restaurant, 3 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × GP (médecin généraliste), 9 × Pharmacy, 9 × Bank, 40 × Hairdresser, 7 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 96 | SARL A LA NICHE DOREE · CANGINA · SARL ALEMAN · PATISSERIE WEIBEL | INSEE BPE 96 / INSEE SIRENE 120 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 26 | SOCIETE PROVENCE VIANDE · MADINA · BOUCHERIE DU PONT DE L ARC | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 86 | PROXI · O CABANON PROVENCAL · BIOCOOP LA COUMPAGNIE · JEDOMIEU · EPICERIE MEJANES | INSEE BPE 86 / INSEE SIRENE 136 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 19 | LIDL · SUPER U · MONOP · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | GRANNY FROMAGES · FROMAGERIE BEDDARIDES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 4 | COQUILLAGES DU ROY RENE · DUMAS · LE MOULIN FORT · LA POISSONNERIE CANAVESE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 665 | LES BRASSERIES DU CASINO · BRASSERIE DE LA MAIRIE · ZAZOUN RALLYE · GIOVANNI GELATERIA · LA NOUVELLE CHANCE | INSEE BPE 665 / INSEE SIRENE 1071 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 97 | BAR CENTRAL · CHARLY'S · BRASSERIE DES 4 AS · AU SONS DES GUITARES · CAFE LE VERDUN | INSEE SIRENE 97 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 35 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT IRISIA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CIPEC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LES MILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MAUREL · ECOLE MATERNELLE D APPLICATION ISAAC · ECOL MATE VAL ST ANDRE | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 51 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT SAINT SER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MAUREL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES GRANETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB DES PLATANES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL SAINT ANDRE | INSEE BPE 51 [3] |
| Collège | 18 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT CLG PR SAINT DOMINIQUE SAVIO · ECOLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT CLG PR HC VAL SAINT ANDRE · COLLEGE JAS DE BOUFFAN · COLLEGE ROCHER DU DRAGON · COLLEGE ARC DE MEYRAN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 215 | GERARD BENITHA, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE PERRIN, MÉDECIN · DANIELLE VOYATZIS, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM GONZALEZ, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BOOKER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 215 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 42 | PHARMACIE CADENE MIMRAM · PHARMACIE VILVE BERREBI · PHARMACIE FELGEROLLES · PHARMACIE BRINK · SELARL PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 20 | AIX EN PROVENCE PIGONNET RP · AIX EN PROVENCE ROI RENE RP · AIX EN PROVENCE TIVOLI RP · AIX EN PROVENCE CENTRAIX RP · AIX EN PCE CLUB HIPPIQUE RP | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Library | 6 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - DEUX ORMES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - HALLE AUX GRAINS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - LI CAMPANETO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - ALLUMETTES DIRECTION LECTURE PUBLIQUE, PATRIMOINE ÉCRIT ET ARCHIVES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉJANES - MICHEL VOVELLE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | RENOIR · CEZANNE · LE MAZARIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 25 | ARENA DU PAYS D AIX PALAIS DES SPORTS · COLLEGE ARC DE MEYRAN · GYMNASE DAUDET SCOLAIRE · LYCEE MILITAIRE · GYMNASE LUCIEN COURNAND | INSEE BPE 25 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 70 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · FACTOFRANCE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MEDITERRANEEN · CCF AIX-EN-PROVENCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AIX | INSEE BPE 70 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 215 | D.M.G · JERAUDE · AMBIANCE COIFFURE · SNC SAMMARTINO · CEMAL | INSEE BPE 215 / INSEE SIRENE 292 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 13 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 37 | HÔTEL LE PRIEURÉ · HOTEL DES QUATRE DAUPHINS · ESAT MAS DE ROMAN / ATELIERS · HOTEL LE NELIÖ · HOTEL LE MOZART | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 130 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | HUTTOPIA - CAMPING CHANTECLER · CAMPING ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday (seasonal). [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 141,148 (2012) → 149,695 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 123,842 (1990) → 149,695 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 90,263, of which 7.2 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aix-en-Provence): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Aix-en-Provence): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Aix-en-Provence): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aix-en-Provence): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Aix-en-Provence): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AIX EN PROVENCE weather station, 1.8 km away at 173 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AIX EN PROVENCE, 1.8 km away at 173 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 591 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AIX EN PROVENCE, 1.8 km away at 173 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/bb59b42d-3002-3e24-b12f-765bcea79d5d— “Ce marché a lieu les jours suivants : lundi, mercredi, vendredi, dimanche de 8h à 12h.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2021-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/faa07f75-fd7b-3260-9114-e80d6dc455ff— “Marché avec la présence de producteurs Bio tous les vendredis sur la place de l'église.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | 30 | 94 km W | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 312 km NW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 643 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 186 km N | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brest | 29 | 938 km NW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annecy | 74 | 269 km N | 132,117 | 94.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | 30 | 94 km W | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 186 km N | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annecy | 74 | 269 km N | 132,117 | 94.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 312 km NW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 643 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brest | 29 | 938 km NW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · 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 Aix-en-Provence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 84 | 70 km NW | 92,188 | 91.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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