Châteaurenard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteaurenard (INSEE 13027) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA Terre de Provence. Population 16,545 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 68 % of the 1,454 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.18 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 17.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.03 |
| 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]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ARTON · SARL HAWECKER FRERES · PATISSERIE HAWECKER · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · LE GRENIER A PAIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHRYSALIDE). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES DELICES PROVENCAUX · AVICENNE · UTILE · GENERAL BOISSONS · MAISON FANNY). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CHATODIS · LIDL · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR EMBRUNAIS - CEDEM · ACTION · J.B.L. MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PECHERIE LAURA). [3,4]
43 × Restaurant (MV DIFFUSION · LA CREPE SWING · CHATOREST). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (STAX CLUB · BRASSERIE DU M.I.N. · LE BISTROT DU COURS · LE BISTROT DE MATHIEU · OXA). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROQUECOQUILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA PAVILLONE · ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ARGELIER). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM HAM LA CRAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABRIEL PERI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIC CHABAUD · COLLEGE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ARNAUD GRANDPERRIN, MÉDECIN · MARILIA LAUDE-TROUILLARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID CARRON, MÉDECIN · CAROLE RIOUX, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN STAELEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU COURS · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES TOURS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ISIDORE-ROLLANDE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LE REX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COUBERTIN). [3]
11 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CMAR CHATEAURENARD · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE CHATEAURENARD · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE EYRAGUES · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE GRAVESON). [3]
30 × Hairdresser (CREA'STYL). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (AKENA - CHATEAURENARD · LE CENTRAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | L ARTON · SARL HAWECKER FRERES · PATISSERIE HAWECKER · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · LE GRENIER A PAIN | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CHRYSALIDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | LES DELICES PROVENCAUX · AVICENNE · UTILE · GENERAL BOISSONS · MAISON FANNY | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CHATODIS · LIDL · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR EMBRUNAIS - CEDEM · ACTION · J.B.L. MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PECHERIE LAURA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 43 | MV DIFFUSION · LA CREPE SWING · CHATOREST | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | STAX CLUB · BRASSERIE DU M.I.N. · LE BISTROT DU COURS · LE BISTROT DE MATHIEU · OXA | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ROQUECOQUILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA PAVILLONE · ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ARGELIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOL PRIM HAM LA CRAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABRIEL PERI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIC CHABAUD · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SIMONE VEIL · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | ARNAUD GRANDPERRIN, MÉDECIN · MARILIA LAUDE-TROUILLARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID CARRON, MÉDECIN · CAROLE RIOUX, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN STAELEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU COURS · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES TOURS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ISIDORE-ROLLANDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LE REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CMAR CHATEAURENARD · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE CHATEAURENARD · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE EYRAGUES · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE GRAVESON | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 30 | CREA'STYL | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | AKENA - CHATEAURENARD · LE CENTRAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Place de la République. [5,6,7,8]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Wednesday. Reported by one source only: Saturday, Sunday. [7,6]
Trajectory
Population 15,934 (2012) → 16,545 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 11,790 (1990) → 16,545 (2023): 40.3 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,673, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteaurenard): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Châteaurenard): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
GP (Châteaurenard): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Châteaurenard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Châteaurenard): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the EYRAGUES weather station, 4.2 km away at 17 m; the village itself is at 39 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 4.2 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [13]
An average of 615 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at EYRAGUES, 4.2 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.chateaurenard.com/vie-quotidienne/commerces-et-marches/— “Le mercredi des producteurs – Place de la République”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/6b8ce567-88d3-38f7-ad23-2f4c682655ad— “Retrouvez chaque dimanche une grande variété de produits : fruits, légumes, fromages, vêtements, fleurs, ...”
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/b986de45-b3aa-304e-b1ab-6d89051ad487— “Marché des producteurs situé sur le M.I.N de Châteaurenard chaque samedi matin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/ff08eda8-6440-3ce1-9c69-9bada3816ecd— “Le Mercredi des Producteurs.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumilly | 74 | 237 km N | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 614 km NW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 647 km N | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 553 km N | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 565 km N | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 276 km W | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumilly | 74 | 237 km N | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 276 km W | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 553 km N | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 565 km N | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 614 km NW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 647 km N | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · 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 Châteaurenard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarascon | 13 | 18 km SW | 15,396 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 34 | 118 km W | 9,461 | 82.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 135 km E | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gignac | 34 | 108 km W | 6,651 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cogolin | 83 | 152 km SE | 12,301 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 07 | 57 km N | 7,661 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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