Fontvieille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontvieille (INSEE 13038) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CC Vallée des Baux-Alpilles (CC VBA). Population 3,571 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13038-fontvieille
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 6,190 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.17 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LIZO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PERRIER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE JULES · FONTVIEILLE A VOTRE SERVICE · LE JARDIN DE FLORETTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
22 × Restaurant (LE MADALENO · SARL LE CAFE · LE PATIO · CHEZ ADRIEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU MOULIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE RAYMONDE AVON). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE YVAN AUDOUARD). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLEMENT RENARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS BOYER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE SCABELLO, MÉDECIN · BERNARD GIRAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ARENES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ASSOCIATIVE LIVRES ET LECTURES POUR TOUS MAISON DES SOLIDARITÉS). [3]
1 × Cinema (EDEN). [3]
1 × Bank (FONTVIEILLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (JP CREATION · 5 GRAND RUE · 67 OCEANE STUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL BEST WESTERN LE VAL MAJOUR · HOSTELLERIE DE LA TOUR · VILLA REGALIDO · HOTEL BELESSO). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA FONTVIEILLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LIZO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PERRIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L'EPICERIE DE JULES · FONTVIEILLE A VOTRE SERVICE · LE JARDIN DE FLORETTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 22 | LE MADALENO · SARL LE CAFE · LE PATIO · CHEZ ADRIEN | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU MOULIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE RAYMONDE AVON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE YVAN AUDOUARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CLEMENT RENARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS BOYER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE SCABELLO, MÉDECIN · BERNARD GIRAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ARENES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 ASSOCIATIVE LIVRES ET LECTURES POUR TOUS MAISON DES SOLIDARITÉS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | FONTVIEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | JP CREATION · 5 GRAND RUE · 67 OCEANE STUDIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL BEST WESTERN LE VAL MAJOUR · HOSTELLERIE DE LA TOUR · VILLA REGALIDO · HOTEL BELESSO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA FONTVIEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday, Friday matin champ de foire de Fontvieille. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,653 (2012) → 3,571 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,642 (1990) → 3,571 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,148, of which 9 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontvieille): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Fontvieille): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Fontvieille): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fontvieille): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fontvieille): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 61 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARLES-VILLE weather station, 9 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 16.9 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 656 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARLES-VILLE, 9 km away at 5 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.fontvieille.fr/les-marches/— “Les marchés hebdomadaires se déroulent les lundis et vendredis matin sur le champ de foire de Fontvieille”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/50710153-e3e9-3e09-8fc4-b06a2f745b8d— “Marché provençal à Fontvieille, tous les lundis et vendredis matins tout au long de l'année.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 41 | 487 km NW | 3,611 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 265 km NW | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 531 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 510 km NW | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 386 km NW | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moûtiers | 73 | 243 km NE | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moûtiers | 73 | 243 km NE | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 32 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 265 km NW | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 386 km NW | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 41 | 487 km NW | 3,611 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 510 km NW | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 531 km NW | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Fontvieille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviers | 07 | 84 km N | 3,633 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 24 km NE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plan-d'Orgon | 13 | 25 km E | 3,573 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canet | 34 | 99 km W | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Andiol | 13 | 23 km NE | 3,353 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyragues | 13 | 17 km NE | 4,298 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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