Boulbon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boulbon (INSEE 13017) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. Population 1,543 (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 2026-09-29.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13017-boulbon
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 11,407 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE TEYSSEYRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BERGERIE DE MANON · LES CUISINES DU COURS · PIZZERIA MAFFEI · LA CASA AUSTRAL · MMCC). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DU COMMERCE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DES TILLEULS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIREE DES SAULES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE SAVOY-AYME, MÉDECIN · SASKIA NADAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BOULBON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L ATELIER D'AURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA BASTIDE DE BOULBON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE TEYSSEYRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 6 | BERGERIE DE MANON · LES CUISINES DU COURS · PIZZERIA MAFFEI · LA CASA AUSTRAL · MMCC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DU COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DES TILLEULS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIREE DES SAULES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CHRISTELLE SAVOY-AYME, MÉDECIN · SASKIA NADAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BOULBON | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | 3 | L ATELIER D'AURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LA BASTIDE DE BOULBON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,510 (2012) → 1,543 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,329 (1990) → 1,543 (2023): 16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 838, of which 10.7 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boulbon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aramon): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Boulbon): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aramon): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Boulbon): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 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 BARBENTANE weather station, 7.2 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 11.5 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 673 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TARASCON-PC, 6.1 km away at 9 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
90 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 296,360 € — 3,030 € per m² of built surface. [11]
8 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 208,000 € — 1,822 € per m². [11]
The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13017/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13017/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13017/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13017/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13017
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vaury | 23 | 348 km NW | 1,718 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rieux-Minervois | 11 | 182 km W | 1,957 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tracy-le-Mont | 60 | 637 km N | 1,686 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Piney | 10 | 501 km N | 1,387 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lézignan-la-Cèbe | 34 | 109 km W | 1,580 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon | 12 | 139 km W | 1,565 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lézignan-la-Cèbe | 34 | 109 km W | 1,580 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon | 12 | 139 km W | 1,565 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rieux-Minervois | 11 | 182 km W | 1,957 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vaury | 23 | 348 km NW | 1,718 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Piney | 10 | 501 km N | 1,387 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tracy-le-Mont | 60 | 637 km N | 1,686 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Boulbon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézénobres | 30 | 49 km NW | 1,865 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson | 30 | 45 km N | 1,887 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas | 30 | 49 km N | 1,531 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pouget | 34 | 99 km W | 2,122 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Fos | 34 | 93 km W | 1,745 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lédenon | 30 | 16 km W | 1,685 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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