La Fare-les-Oliviers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Fare-les-Oliviers (INSEE 13037) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 9,039 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/13037-la-fare-les-oliviers
Vitality score
Vitality score 67/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 90 % of the 2,717 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ANGE · CONTE LA FARE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ STEPH). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · FL 500 LA FARE LES OLIVIERS · ALIM KBNUEVE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · LES 4 ASS). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (L AUTHENTIQUE TRAITEUR · PASTA NONA · BURGER KING · ON AIME · LE MAS D'ALESIA). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR DE L'AVENUE · BAR DU COMMERCE · LA BRASSERIE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LA SOURIS VERTE (MONTESSORI · ECOLE MATERNELLE OLIVIER GUIROU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DOUMER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OLIVIER GUIROU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS LEPRINCE RINGUET). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERALDINE ZANELLA-VILLEDIEU, MÉDECIN · ANGEL FACI, MÉDECIN · JEROME BEAUJARD, MÉDECIN · ROXANE MOUYON-LOUBIERE, MÉDECIN · SANDRA ORTIZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES L'OLIVIERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DENISE-SICARD). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · GYMNASE JEROME FERNANDEZ). [3]
1 × Bank (SG-LA FARE LES OLIVIERS (0420.7)). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (KABASSAKALIAN NOELLE · YL COIFFURE · AT HOME · STEPHANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | ANGE · CONTE LA FARE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ STEPH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VIVAL · FL 500 LA FARE LES OLIVIERS · ALIM KBNUEVE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · LES 4 ASS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | L AUTHENTIQUE TRAITEUR · PASTA NONA · BURGER KING · ON AIME · LE MAS D'ALESIA | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR DE L'AVENUE · BAR DU COMMERCE · LA BRASSERIE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LA SOURIS VERTE (MONTESSORI · ECOLE MATERNELLE OLIVIER GUIROU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DOUMER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OLIVIER GUIROU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS LEPRINCE RINGUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | GERALDINE ZANELLA-VILLEDIEU, MÉDECIN · ANGEL FACI, MÉDECIN · JEROME BEAUJARD, MÉDECIN · ROXANE MOUYON-LOUBIERE, MÉDECIN · SANDRA ORTIZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES L'OLIVIERS | INSEE SIRENE 4 / 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 DENISE-SICARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · GYMNASE JEROME FERNANDEZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | SG-LA FARE LES OLIVIERS (0420.7) | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | KABASSAKALIAN NOELLE · YL COIFFURE · AT HOME · STEPHANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h00 à 13h00 cours Charles Galland. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,618 (2012) → 9,039 (2023): 18.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,095 (1990) → 9,039 (2023): 48.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,171, of which 1.4 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Fare-les-Oliviers): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Fare-les-Oliviers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Fare-les-Oliviers): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coudoux): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Fare-les-Oliviers): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA FARE LES OLIVIERS weather station, 0.5 km away at 53 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST CANNAT, 6.4 km away at 198 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 145 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 494 mm of rain a year, spread over 53 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA FARE LES OLIVIERS, 0.5 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.lafarelesoliviers.com/lieux-horaires-marche/— “Le samedi de 8h00 à 13h00 dans le centre du village sur le cours Charles Galland.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chécy | 45 | 542 km NW | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 57 % |
| Velaux | 13 | 5.3 km SE | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veauche | 42 | 235 km N | 8,975 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escaudain | 59 | 767 km N | 9,039 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaponost | 69 | 243 km N | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lescar | 64 | 454 km W | 9,455 | 76.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velaux | 13 | 5.3 km SE | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veauche | 42 | 235 km N | 8,975 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaponost | 69 | 243 km N | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lescar | 64 | 454 km W | 9,455 | 76.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Chécy | 45 | 542 km NW | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 57 % |
| Escaudain | 59 | 767 km N | 9,039 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 La Fare-les-Oliviers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velaux | 13 | 5.3 km SE | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 13 km W | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 104 km NW | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solliès-Toucas | 83 | 77 km SE | 6,269 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Donzère | 26 | 107 km N | 6,008 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 84 | 50 km NW | 5,206 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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