Les Baux-de-Provence
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Baux-de-Provence (INSEE 13011) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CC Vallée des Baux-Alpilles (CC VBA). Population 264 (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 2026-09-29.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13011-les-baux-de-provence
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,458 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.08 | 10 | 0.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.09 | 5 | 0.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUTREFOIS · LE ROCHER DES BAUX). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES PLAISIRS GOURMANDS DE MARION). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (BAUTEZAR · LE CAFE DES CARRIERES · LA SANDWICHERIE DES BAUX · O'BAUX JARDIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU MUSEE). [4]
6 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE MANVILLE · MAS DE L'OULIVIE · HOTEL LA BENVENGUDO · MAS D'AIGRET · HOTEL RESTAURANT FABIAN DES BAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AUTREFOIS · LE ROCHER DES BAUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES PLAISIRS GOURMANDS DE MARION | 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 | 19 | BAUTEZAR · LE CAFE DES CARRIERES · LA SANDWICHERIE DES BAUX · O'BAUX JARDIN | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU MUSEE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 6 | DOMAINE DE MANVILLE · MAS DE L'OULIVIE · HOTEL LA BENVENGUDO · MAS D'AIGRET · HOTEL RESTAURANT FABIAN DES BAUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 465 (2012) → 264 (2023): -43.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 457 (1990) → 264 (2023): -42.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 269, of which 45.4 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Baux-de-Provence): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Baux-de-Provence): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Maussane-les-Alpilles): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Paradou): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-REMY-DE-PROVENCE weather station, 6.1 km away at 49 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [12]
The village sits 139 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 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 11.9 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 171 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 601 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-REMY-DE-PROVENCE, 6.1 km away at 49 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 — 13011/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13011/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13011/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13011/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giffaumont-Champaubert | 51 | 535 km N | 287 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosis | 34 | 144 km W | 279 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvoir | 50 | 725 km NW | 419 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kerbors | 22 | 833 km NW | 292 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sampzon | 07 | 84 km NW | 241 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concoules | 30 | 99 km NW | 277 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampzon | 07 | 84 km NW | 241 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concoules | 30 | 99 km NW | 277 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rosis | 34 | 144 km W | 279 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Giffaumont-Champaubert | 51 | 535 km N | 287 | 37.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauvoir | 50 | 725 km NW | 419 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kerbors | 22 | 833 km NW | 292 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · 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 Les Baux-de-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribes | 07 | 96 km NW | 331 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Balazuc | 07 | 92 km N | 389 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauzon | 07 | 90 km NW | 422 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-sous-Bois | 26 | 80 km N | 222 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escamps | 46 | 262 km W | 206 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Pilles | 26 | 77 km NE | 217 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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