Gardanne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gardanne (INSEE 13041) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 21,597 (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/13041-gardanne
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 78 % of the 1,099 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.21 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.79 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EMILE BEC · L'ATELIER DES PAINS · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · FABRI · GABLOU). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BENTAYEB · BOUCHERIE LES ATOUTS · SOCIETE DES VIANDES AZZOUG · LA GARDANNAISE · LA ROYALE). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTATION NOTRE DAME · VIVAL · RODRIGUEZ · COMTESSE DU BARRY). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · YOCAM · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
52 × Restaurant (G DAI · O'ZILE · PIZZA GARDANNAISE · CROC'PAUSE · BASIL). [3,4]
17 × Café / bar (LE FORBIN · LE SELECT · BAR TABAC DE LA GARE · CAFE LA ROYALE · BACAO). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FONTVENELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES AIRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TERRILS BLEUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE BEAUSOLEIL). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL CEZANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT BAYET). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PESQUIER · COLLEGE GABRIEL PERI). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS PEREZ, MÉDECIN · ORLANE PAYET, MÉDECIN · RICHARD OHAYON, MÉDECIN · LAURIE AMAR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE IMBAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DU LYCEE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE BIVER · SELARL COHEN ZAZOUN · SELARL PHARMACIE COHEN CASELLES · PHARMACIE DU COLLEGE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (GARDANNE BIVER RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE NELSON MANDELA). [3]
1 × Cinema (CASINO). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE FONTVENELLE · COSEC PESQUIER · COMPLEXE SAVINE LEO LAGRANGE · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE VALABRE). [3]
7 × Bank (B.P.P.C. · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GARDANNE · GARDANNE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE GARDANNE). [3]
40 × Hairdresser (SARL JEAN DANIEL'S TWO · ALYKOS · BRIDINE · PIC COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 20 × Restaurant, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | EMILE BEC · L'ATELIER DES PAINS · LE PETRIN RIBEIROU · FABRI · GABLOU | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE BENTAYEB · BOUCHERIE LES ATOUTS · SOCIETE DES VIANDES AZZOUG · LA GARDANNAISE · LA ROYALE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ALIMENTATION NOTRE DAME · VIVAL · RODRIGUEZ · COMTESSE DU BARRY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · YOCAM · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 52 | G DAI · O'ZILE · PIZZA GARDANNAISE · CROC'PAUSE · BASIL | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 88 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 17 | LE FORBIN · LE SELECT · BAR TABAC DE LA GARE · CAFE LA ROYALE · BACAO | INSEE SIRENE 17 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FONTVENELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES AIRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELSA TRIOLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TERRILS BLEUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE BEAUSOLEIL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL CEZANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT BAYET | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PESQUIER · COLLEGE GABRIEL PERI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | NICOLAS PEREZ, MÉDECIN · ORLANE PAYET, MÉDECIN · RICHARD OHAYON, MÉDECIN · LAURIE AMAR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE IMBAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DU LYCEE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE BIVER · SELARL COHEN ZAZOUN · SELARL PHARMACIE COHEN CASELLES · PHARMACIE DU COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | GARDANNE BIVER RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE NELSON MANDELA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE FONTVENELLE · COSEC PESQUIER · COMPLEXE SAVINE LEO LAGRANGE · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE VALABRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | B.P.P.C. · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GARDANNE · GARDANNE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE GARDANNE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 40 | SARL JEAN DANIEL'S TWO · ALYKOS · BRIDINE · PIC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 59 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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): Wednesday, Friday, Sunday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 20,616 (2012) → 21,597 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 17,864 (1990) → 21,597 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,619, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gardanne): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gardanne): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gardanne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gardanne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gardanne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MIMET weather station, 4.8 km away at 416 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [10]
The village sits 206 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MIMET, 4.8 km away at 416 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 206 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 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MIMET, 4.8 km away at 416 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/38023912-9bfd-3039-b793-be3cb423e05b— “Le marché de Gardanne se déroule trois fois par semaine toute l'année les mercredis, vendredis et dimanches matins, sur le Cours principal.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiron | 38 | 212 km N | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 639 km N | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Givors | 69 | 243 km N | 21,379 | 69 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 838 km N | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 62 | 812 km N | 21,424 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abbeville | 80 | 789 km N | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiron | 38 | 212 km N | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Givors | 69 | 243 km N | 21,379 | 69 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 639 km N | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abbeville | 80 | 789 km N | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 62 | 812 km N | 21,424 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 838 km N | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · 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 Gardanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahors | 46 | 341 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vienne | 38 | 235 km N | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 120 km NW | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 135 km NW | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 26 | 165 km N | 10,477 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 172 km N | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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