La Ciotat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ciotat (INSEE 13028) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 38,477 (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/13028-la-ciotat
Vitality score
Vitality score 82.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 594 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 | 0.89 | 25 | 22.21 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.55 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
32 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE SAINTE MARGUERITE · CHOCOLATERIE DES HALLES · LE MOULIN DES CALANQUES). [3,4]
12 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARECHAL JOFFRE · BOUCHERIE KHALED · BOUCHERIE ASSALAM · BOUCHERIE CAZIN). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AIT DAHMANE MAKHLOUF · FLOCODIS · EPICERIE MISTRAL · UTILE). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (SAVEURS MARINES · PICCI). [3,4]
209 × Restaurant (SOCIETE HOTELIERE DU RELAIS DE SAINT JEAN · PIZZERIA DE L'ESCALET · DE LA VIGNE A L'OLIVIER · SARL LA GRANDE PLAGE). [3,4]
28 × Café / bar (O' BULLROCK · O'CENTRAL · O'KYLIAN'S PUB · O CARREFOUR · THE CROWN). [4]
12 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE VILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS POURCELLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROGER LE GUEREC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE PECOUT (LOUIS)). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSY SANNA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA GARDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROGER LE GUEREC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PECOUT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT JEAN). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE VIREBELLE (QUARTIER · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE MATAGOTS (LES). [3]
47 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARINE COSTES, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS SEBAN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS PAOLANTONACCI, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE CAVALIER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PUGET, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE JOUVE · PHARMACIE DU VALLAT · PHARMACIE DE L'AURORE LA CIOTAT · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINTE MARGUERITE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LA CIOTAT ABEILLE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE-VEIL). [3]
3 × Cinema (CINEMA EDEN THEATRE · LUMIERE · CGR LE SPOT - LA CIOTAT). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIREBELLE · COSEC DES MATAGOTS · GYMNASE ETIENNE MASSE · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES). [3]
12 × Bank (BPPC · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA CIOTAT · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE LA CIOTAT · SG - LA CIOTAT ANCRE MARINE : 04167 · LA CIOTAT GUERIN). [3]
66 × Hairdresser (COR MARCELLE · KARINE MAZZELLI COIFFURE · CRISS COIFFURE · RASEMONT EUGENIE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL ROSE-THE · HOTEL PLAGE SAINT JEAN · IBIS - LA CIOTAT · BEST WESTERN - PREMIER VIEUX PORT · HOTEL DE LA CROIX DE MALTE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING SANTA GUSTA · HOMAIR VACANCES · CAMPING LA SAUGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 57 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 12 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 32 | BOULANGERIE SAINTE MARGUERITE · CHOCOLATERIE DES HALLES · LE MOULIN DES CALANQUES | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 12 | MARECHAL JOFFRE · BOUCHERIE KHALED · BOUCHERIE ASSALAM · BOUCHERIE CAZIN | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | AIT DAHMANE MAKHLOUF · FLOCODIS · EPICERIE MISTRAL · UTILE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | SAVEURS MARINES · PICCI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 209 | SOCIETE HOTELIERE DU RELAIS DE SAINT JEAN · PIZZERIA DE L'ESCALET · DE LA VIGNE A L'OLIVIER · SARL LA GRANDE PLAGE | INSEE BPE 209 / INSEE SIRENE 329 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 28 | O' BULLROCK · O'CENTRAL · O'KYLIAN'S PUB · O CARREFOUR · THE CROWN | INSEE SIRENE 28 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 12 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE VILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS POURCELLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROGER LE GUEREC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE PECOUT (LOUIS) | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROSY SANNA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA GARDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROGER LE GUEREC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PECOUT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE VIREBELLE (QUARTIER · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE MATAGOTS (LES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 47 | MARINE COSTES, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS SEBAN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS PAOLANTONACCI, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE CAVALIER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PUGET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 47 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | SELAS PHARMACIE JOUVE · PHARMACIE DU VALLAT · PHARMACIE DE L'AURORE LA CIOTAT · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINTE MARGUERITE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LA CIOTAT ABEILLE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE-VEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | CINEMA EDEN THEATRE · LUMIERE · CGR LE SPOT - LA CIOTAT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIREBELLE · COSEC DES MATAGOTS · GYMNASE ETIENNE MASSE · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | BPPC · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA CIOTAT · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE LA CIOTAT · SG - LA CIOTAT ANCRE MARINE : 04167 · LA CIOTAT GUERIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 66 | COR MARCELLE · KARINE MAZZELLI COIFFURE · CRISS COIFFURE · RASEMONT EUGENIE | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 97 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL ROSE-THE · HOTEL PLAGE SAINT JEAN · IBIS - LA CIOTAT · BEST WESTERN - PREMIER VIEUX PORT · HOTEL DE LA CROIX DE MALTE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING SANTA GUSTA · HOMAIR VACANCES · CAMPING LA SAUGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 34,063 (2012) → 38,477 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 30,620 (1990) → 38,477 (2023): 25.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,800, of which 18 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ciotat): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Ciotat): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Ciotat): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Ciotat): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Ciotat): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 2 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEC DE L AIGLE weather station, 2.5 km away at 316 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
The village sits 311 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CASSIS, 9.9 km away at 212 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 207 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 503 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEC DE L AIGLE, 2.5 km away at 316 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/b1cfb672-831c-3482-8f78-1d06ee9b4325— “Marché aux Poissons”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 281 km N | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sète | 34 | 157 km W | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 74 | 362 km N | 37,928 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gap | 05 | 159 km N | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 168 km NW | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 80 km NE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draguignan | 83 | 80 km NE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sète | 34 | 157 km W | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Gap | 05 | 159 km N | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 168 km NW | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 281 km N | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 74 | 362 km N | 37,928 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 43 % |
Elsewhere
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