Arles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arles (INSEE 13004) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. Population 51,811 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13004-arles
Vitality score
Vitality score 85.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 428 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 | 0.89 | 25 | 22.34 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.96 | 10 | 9.56 |
| Health | 0.93 | 10 | 9.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.48 | 5 | 2.41 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
41 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MEINADO · CHOCOLATERIE DE PUYRICARD · CALISSONS DU ROY RENE · LA FOURNEE DE JOY · JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL AVICENNE · CHEZ MERE GRAND · L ETOILE DE L ORIENT · ARLES FOURCHON MARKET · BOUCHERIE LILYANIS). [3,4]
29 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA REG'ALINE · UTILE · LSDLC · OCDISTRIB · CAMARGUE PRIMEUR). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (ACTION · VALENTIN · BIOCOOP · MONOPRIX · AHYPER 1). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE ARLESIENNE). [4]
238 × Restaurant (DELI'VERY SUSHI · LE FRANC BOURGEOIS · CAFAR CAFE · LE Q.G). [3,4]
57 × Café / bar (LES LICES · O BISTROT DE CAMARGUE · BAR SCIPIO · ARENA CAFE · BAR DE L'AMPHITHEATRE). [4]
16 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GERAUD (JEANNE) · ECOL MATE BARTAVELLES (LES) · ECOL MATE ALYSCAMPS (LES) · ECOL MATE CLOITRE (DU) · ECOLE MATERNELLE SALIN DE GIRAUD). [3]
25 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DOMAINE DU POSSIBLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULES · ECOL PRIM ALBARON (HAM D ) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ST CHARLES · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE DOMAINE DU POSSIBLE · COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL · COLLEGE VINCENT VAN GOGH · COLLEGE ROBERT MOREL). [3]
104 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE WIFAK, MÉDECIN · HATEM KHANCHOUCHE, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GUEYDON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TUJAGUE, MÉDECIN · MARYLENE MUETTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
16 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA ROQUETTE · SELARL PHARMACIE DUBOIS · PHARMACIE DES ATELIERS · EURL PHARMACIE GUYON · SARL PHARMACIE SALVI). [3,4]
15 × Post office / agence postale (ARLES MOULES RP · ARLES PONT DE CRAU RP · ARLES LAMARTINE RP · ARLES CAMARGUE RP · ARLES TRINQUETAILLE MOREL RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ARLES ESPACE VAN GOGH). [3]
2 × Cinema (FEMINA · ACTES SUD LE MEJAN). [3]
12 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE ROBERT MOREL · COMPLEXE ROBERT MAUGET · COMPLEXE VAN GOGH · GYMNASE AMEDEE PICHOT · COMPLEXE LOUIS BRUN BARRIOL). [3]
14 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE ARLES TREBON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC). [3]
81 × Hairdresser (MO'TIF · TERRE DE BEAUTE · COIFFURE MARIE). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
37 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LONGO MAI · ARL HOTEL · AUBERGE DES PLAINES · HOTEL ACACIAS · LE RODIN). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ARLESIENNE · LES BOIS FLOTTES DE CAMARGUE · CAMPING CARAVANING CRIN BLANC · CAMPING LE GARDIAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 73 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 6 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 17 × Hairdresser, 6 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 41 | MEINADO · CHOCOLATERIE DE PUYRICARD · CALISSONS DU ROY RENE · LA FOURNEE DE JOY · JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | SARL AVICENNE · CHEZ MERE GRAND · L ETOILE DE L ORIENT · ARLES FOURCHON MARKET · BOUCHERIE LILYANIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 29 | LA REG'ALINE · UTILE · LSDLC · OCDISTRIB · CAMARGUE PRIMEUR | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | ACTION · VALENTIN · BIOCOOP · MONOPRIX · AHYPER 1 | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE ARLESIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 238 | DELI'VERY SUSHI · LE FRANC BOURGEOIS · CAFAR CAFE · LE Q.G | INSEE BPE 238 / INSEE SIRENE 408 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 57 | LES LICES · O BISTROT DE CAMARGUE · BAR SCIPIO · ARENA CAFE · BAR DE L'AMPHITHEATRE | INSEE SIRENE 57 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 16 | ECOL MATE GERAUD (JEANNE) · ECOL MATE BARTAVELLES (LES) · ECOL MATE ALYSCAMPS (LES) · ECOL MATE CLOITRE (DU) · ECOLE MATERNELLE SALIN DE GIRAUD | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 25 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DOMAINE DU POSSIBLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULES · ECOL PRIM ALBARON (HAM D ) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 25 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST CHARLES · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE DOMAINE DU POSSIBLE · COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL · COLLEGE VINCENT VAN GOGH · COLLEGE ROBERT MOREL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 104 | ANTOINE WIFAK, MÉDECIN · HATEM KHANCHOUCHE, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GUEYDON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TUJAGUE, MÉDECIN · MARYLENE MUETTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 104 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 16 | PHARMACIE DE LA ROQUETTE · SELARL PHARMACIE DUBOIS · PHARMACIE DES ATELIERS · EURL PHARMACIE GUYON · SARL PHARMACIE SALVI | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 15 | ARLES MOULES RP · ARLES PONT DE CRAU RP · ARLES LAMARTINE RP · ARLES CAMARGUE RP · ARLES TRINQUETAILLE MOREL RP | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ARLES ESPACE VAN GOGH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | FEMINA · ACTES SUD LE MEJAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | COMPLEXE ROBERT MOREL · COMPLEXE ROBERT MAUGET · COMPLEXE VAN GOGH · GYMNASE AMEDEE PICHOT · COMPLEXE LOUIS BRUN BARRIOL | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE ARLES TREBON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 81 | MO'TIF · TERRE DE BEAUTE · COIFFURE MARIE | INSEE BPE 81 / INSEE SIRENE 113 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 37 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LONGO MAI · ARL HOTEL · AUBERGE DES PLAINES · HOTEL ACACIAS · LE RODIN | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING L'ARLESIENNE · LES BOIS FLOTTES DE CAMARGUE · CAMPING CARAVANING CRIN BLANC · CAMPING LE GARDIAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 52,439 (2012) → 51,811 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 52,058 (1990) → 51,811 (2023): -0.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 29,184, of which 7.3 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arles): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Arles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Arles): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arles): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARLES-VILLE weather station, 1.7 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARLES, 19.3 km away at 1 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 656 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARLES-VILLE, 1.7 km away at 5 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/2f94412b-d144-39d0-9911-2937c6e7ac43— “Marché du samedi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,858 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Grasse | 06 | 185 km E | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 191 km W | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 580 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Laval | 53 | 643 km NW | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 694 km N | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasse | 06 | 185 km E | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 191 km W | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 580 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Laval | 53 | 643 km NW | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 694 km N | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,858 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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