Berre-l'Étang
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Berre-l'Étang (INSEE 13014) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 13,832 (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/13014-berre-l-etang
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 41 % of the 1,785 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.76 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.94 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (Y.M. BOUMAHDI · LE FOURNIL DES PLATANES · KHAZRI HATEM · B COMME BOULANGERIE · LE BEC FIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DISTRIBUTION LA CORNE D'ABONDANCE · GALIA VIANDES BERRE · BOUCHERIE ADELIN). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHERIF OUNS · NIGHT SHOP · ALIMENTATION DU CENTRE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (VIET NAM · LA PETITE AUBERGE · VELAUX PIZZA · MAHDID ATHMAN · RESTAURANT LE MOULIN). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT · L'ENDROIT · IDEAL BAR CASSE-CROUTE · PALACE BAR · IDEAL BAR). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D CASANOVA). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES DEZARNAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SANDRINE TOURRET, MÉDECIN · PASCAL FLAHAUT, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE COEROLI-TOMI, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CAVANNA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BROUSSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BEALET · SELEURL PHARMACIE SALAVERT · SELARL DE PHIENS D OFF MILIANI B). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE EDMONDE-CHARLES-ROUX-DEFFERRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE 89). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC DOJO · SALLE SPORT FORUM · INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES DU COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE CHAMPIGNY). [3]
5 × Bank (CL CREDIT AGRICOLE BERRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LES RIVES DE L'ETANG · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE BERRE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · BEAUTY BY S · COIFFURE GEORGES MICHEL). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | Y.M. BOUMAHDI · LE FOURNIL DES PLATANES · KHAZRI HATEM · B COMME BOULANGERIE · LE BEC FIN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL DISTRIBUTION LA CORNE D'ABONDANCE · GALIA VIANDES BERRE · BOUCHERIE ADELIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | CHERIF OUNS · NIGHT SHOP · ALIMENTATION DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | VIET NAM · LA PETITE AUBERGE · VELAUX PIZZA · MAHDID ATHMAN · RESTAURANT LE MOULIN | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE BISTROT · L'ENDROIT · IDEAL BAR CASSE-CROUTE · PALACE BAR · IDEAL BAR | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D CASANOVA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES DEZARNAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | SANDRINE TOURRET, MÉDECIN · PASCAL FLAHAUT, MÉDECIN · BEATRICE COEROLI-TOMI, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CAVANNA, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BROUSSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU BEALET · SELEURL PHARMACIE SALAVERT · SELARL DE PHIENS D OFF MILIANI B | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MÉDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE EDMONDE-CHARLES-ROUX-DEFFERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE 89 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COSEC DOJO · SALLE SPORT FORUM · INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES DU COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE CHAMPIGNY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | CL CREDIT AGRICOLE BERRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LES RIVES DE L'ETANG · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE BERRE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | ESPACE COIFFURE · BEAUTY BY S · COIFFURE GEORGES MICHEL | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 13,978 (2012) → 13,832 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 12,672 (1990) → 13,832 (2023): 9.2 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,047, of which 1.8 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Berre-l'Étang): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Berre-l'Étang): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Berre-l'Étang): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Berre-l'Étang): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Berre-l'Étang): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MARIGNANE weather station, 5.6 km away at 6 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARIGNANE, 5.6 km away at 6 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 522 mm of rain a year, spread over 53 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MARIGNANE, 5.6 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
257 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 295,000 € — 3,272 € per m² of built surface. [13]
216 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 166,400 € — 2,339 € per m². [13]
The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.berreletang.fr/decouvrir-berre— “Marché de producteurs Les Mardis et Samedis”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2022-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/72a545d6-7bd4-343f-80ec-0b00c4ef0bbe— “Marché du Jeudi de Berre l'Étang.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2022-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/e2c3b7ba-b165-36ad-9e0e-20f17675227a— “Marchés du dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13014
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 640 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 107 km N | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caudry | 59 | 751 km N | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 607 km N | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 20 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 34 km NW | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 295 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 34 km NW | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 107 km N | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 295 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 607 km N | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 20 % |
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 640 km N | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Caudry | 59 | 751 km N | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Berre-l'Étang'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-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 34 km NW | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 30 | 63 km W | 14,734 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaucaire | 30 | 56 km NW | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 291 km W | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 97 km NW | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 10 km S | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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