Gémenos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gémenos (INSEE 13042) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 6,579 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13042-gemenos
Vitality score
Vitality score 64/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 3,625 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.6 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DORE · EURL LES DRAGEES COLCHIQUES · BOULANGERIE PAUSE · LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES GOURMANDS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA GEMENOSIENNE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HUIT A HUIT · SIAM MARKET). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · CHEZ MARIUS · LA CASA AUX DEUX SAVEURS · SARL PRIMAVERA). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (COTE TERRASSE · BICHE · LX). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VESSIOT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CULASSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VESSIOT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK BOSS, MÉDECIN · CHARLES GIRALDI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTEL PEYSSON-RIERA, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANNELLA-MASSE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DRIEY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FONTAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE SEMPERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE ALBERT GIRALDI). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE GIRALDI). [3]
2 × Bank (AGENCE GEMENOS · LCL). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER PASCAL · SARL VINCENT COIFFURE · BY ISABELLE G). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES GEMENOS · GEMENOS EN PROVENCE · HOTEL DU PARC · HOTEL LE PROVENCE · HOTEL B B AUBAGNE GEMENOS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA BERGERIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE PAIN DORE · EURL LES DRAGEES COLCHIQUES · BOULANGERIE PAUSE · LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA GEMENOSIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | HUIT A HUIT · SIAM MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | BUFFALO GRILL · CHEZ MARIUS · LA CASA AUX DEUX SAVEURS · SARL PRIMAVERA | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | COTE TERRASSE · BICHE · LX | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VESSIOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CULASSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VESSIOT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | PATRICK BOSS, MÉDECIN · CHARLES GIRALDI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTEL PEYSSON-RIERA, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANNELLA-MASSE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DRIEY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES FONTAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE SEMPERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE ALBERT GIRALDI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE GIRALDI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE GEMENOS · LCL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | L'ATELIER PASCAL · SARL VINCENT COIFFURE · BY ISABELLE G | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | IBIS STYLES GEMENOS · GEMENOS EN PROVENCE · HOTEL DU PARC · HOTEL LE PROVENCE · HOTEL B B AUBAGNE GEMENOS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LA BERGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday de 7h30 à 12h30 sous la Halle des Arcades (En plein air sur le cours Sudre en fonction de la saison). [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,198 (2012) → 6,579 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,025 (1990) → 6,579 (2023): 30.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,103, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gémenos): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gémenos): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Gémenos): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gémenos): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gémenos): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GEMENOS weather station, 1.1 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUBAGNE, 2.6 km away at 130 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 605 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GEMENOS, 1.1 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 13042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.mairie-gemenos.fr/cadre-de-vie/vie-economique— “Tous les mercredis matin, de 7h30 à 12h30, le marché s'installe sous la Halle des Arcades (En plein air sur le cours Sudre en fonction de la saison).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brindas | 69 | 280 km N | 6,775 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Liancourt | 60 | 713 km N | 6,785 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Genest-Lerpt | 42 | 260 km NW | 6,181 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Malaunay | 76 | 776 km NW | 6,221 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Quint-Fonsegrives | 31 | 332 km W | 6,133 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vieux-Habitants | 971 | 6,972 km W | 7,077 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-Lerpt | 42 | 260 km NW | 6,181 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brindas | 69 | 280 km N | 6,775 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Quint-Fonsegrives | 31 | 332 km W | 6,133 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Liancourt | 60 | 713 km N | 6,785 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Malaunay | 76 | 776 km NW | 6,221 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieux-Habitants | 971 | 6,972 km W | 7,077 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Gémenos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Juéry | 81 | 285 km W | 6,564 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruguières | 31 | 343 km W | 6,202 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds | 31 | 349 km W | 7,003 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnoux-en-Provence | 13 | 6.7 km SW | 6,873 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grans | 13 | 57 km NW | 5,489 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 226 km N | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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