Belcodène
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belcodène (INSEE 13013) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 2,009 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13013-belcodene
Vitality score
Vitality score 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 9,609 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SARL CHASSE DETENTE LOISIRS · PIZZA LES 2 FRERES · POUSSE EN BOUCHE · LES DEUX MINOTS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIANE D'AMORE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BELCODENE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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 | 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 | 4 | SARL CHASSE DETENTE LOISIRS · PIZZA LES 2 FRERES · POUSSE EN BOUCHE · LES DEUX MINOTS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIANE D'AMORE | 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 | BELCODENE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,849 (2012) → 2,009 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 865 (1990) → 2,009 (2023): 132.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 830, of which 2.2 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bouilladisse): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peynier): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bouilladisse): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Bouilladisse): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belcodène): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA DESTROUSSE_SAPC weather station, 4.4 km away at 201 m; the village itself is at 383 m. [11]
The village sits 182 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MIMET, 7.1 km away at 416 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA DESTROUSSE_SAPC, 4.4 km away at 201 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 — 13013/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13013/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13013/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13013/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13016
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yzernay | 49 | 634 km NW | 1,855 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chappes | 63 | 330 km NW | 1,607 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie | 85 | 653 km NW | 1,960 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 72 % |
| Campsas | 82 | 347 km W | 1,473 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bazainville | 78 | 670 km NW | 1,469 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 626 km N | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappes | 63 | 330 km NW | 1,607 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campsas | 82 | 347 km W | 1,473 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 626 km N | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yzernay | 49 | 634 km NW | 1,855 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie | 85 | 653 km NW | 1,960 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 5 % · winter 72 % |
| Bazainville | 78 | 670 km NW | 1,469 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Belcodène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougiers | 83 | 22 km E | 1,697 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pourcieux | 83 | 17 km E | 1,552 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirabeau | 84 | 32 km N | 1,450 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avèze | 30 | 171 km W | 1,053 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Callas | 83 | 79 km E | 2,124 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 83 | 25 km E | 2,818 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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