Grans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grans (INSEE 13044) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 5,489 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13044-grans
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 4,294 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.83 | 20 | 16.64 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L AMANDINE · LE MOULIN DE GRANS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ARC GRANS). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (DOS REIS PAULO · LA SIENORIA · PIZZA MAGNA · RESTAURATN LA CANTINE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ORELISA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC PORTES, MÉDECIN · VALERIE LEGET-KERVAJAN, MÉDECIN · CHARLENE BARON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AYALA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE GRANS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE ROBERT HOSSEIN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARY ROSE BARUGOLA · SALLE OMNISPORT PAUL SIAS). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (CHAMBON JEANNIK · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L AMANDINE · LE MOULIN DE GRANS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ARC GRANS | 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 | 12 | DOS REIS PAULO · LA SIENORIA · PIZZA MAGNA · RESTAURATN LA CANTINE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ORELISA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ERIC PORTES, MÉDECIN · VALERIE LEGET-KERVAJAN, MÉDECIN · CHARLENE BARON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE AYALA | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE GRANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE ROBERT HOSSEIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARY ROSE BARUGOLA · SALLE OMNISPORT PAUL SIAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 12 | CHAMBON JEANNIK · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,319 (2012) → 5,489 (2023): 27.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,436 (1990) → 5,489 (2023): 59.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,718, of which 2.8 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grans): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Grans): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Grans): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grans): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grans): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SALON DE PROVENCE weather station, 3.5 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SALON DE PROVENCE, 3.5 km away at 58 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 571 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SALON DE PROVENCE, 3.5 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lardy | 91 | 587 km N | 5,530 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pollestres | 66 | 208 km SW | 5,548 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| Ploumagoar | 22 | 836 km NW | 5,414 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 37 | 538 km NW | 5,606 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parmain | 95 | 650 km N | 5,655 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 662 km N | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollestres | 66 | 208 km SW | 5,548 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 37 | 538 km NW | 5,606 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lardy | 91 | 587 km N | 5,530 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parmain | 95 | 650 km N | 5,655 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 662 km N | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ploumagoar | 22 | 836 km NW | 5,414 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · 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 Grans'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-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 30 | 100 km NW | 4,840 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 6.9 km S | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gémenos | 13 | 57 km SE | 6,579 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 96 km NW | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquefort-la-Bédoule | 13 | 59 km SE | 5,798 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort-du-Gard | 30 | 51 km NW | 8,117 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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