Jouques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Jouques (INSEE 13048) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 4,547 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/13048-jouques
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 47 % of the 5,047 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.36 | 10 | 3.57 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS DIDIER B · MAISON BELIER · LE FOURNIL DU BOULANGER · MAISON LAFON). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PATURAGE · CHEZ MARIUS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIBRE SERVICE VITAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (JBM FINANCES). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (AUX DEUX SAVEURS · LES CENT CANAILLES · RESTAURANT CHEZ LE · LES COCOTTES A MAYOU). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DU SOLEIL · BAR DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA GARE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE REPUBLIQUE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE BRISBARRE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER REBILLON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE ZEMIRO, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANNE DUMONTIER-ZIMMERMANN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU GRAND PRÉ). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (GESABELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Pharmacy. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SAS DIDIER B · MAISON BELIER · LE FOURNIL DU BOULANGER · MAISON LAFON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE PATURAGE · CHEZ MARIUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LIBRE SERVICE VITAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | JBM FINANCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AUX DEUX SAVEURS · LES CENT CANAILLES · RESTAURANT CHEZ LE · LES COCOTTES A MAYOU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DU SOLEIL · BAR DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARIE BRISBARRE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER REBILLON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE ZEMIRO, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANNE DUMONTIER-ZIMMERMANN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 DU GRAND PRÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | GESABELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 4,257 (2012) → 4,547 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,062 (1990) → 4,547 (2023): 48.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,307, of which 6.6 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Jouques): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jouques): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Jouques): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mirabeau): 7.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Jouques): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE weather station, 3.3 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 270 m. [10]
The village sits 53 m above 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE, 3.3 km away at 217 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m below 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 580 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE, 3.3 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 584 km NW | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 532 km NW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maintenon | 28 | 633 km NW | 4,494 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Munster | 68 | 503 km N | 4,738 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 861 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 460 km NW | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 460 km NW | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Munster | 68 | 503 km N | 4,738 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 532 km NW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 584 km NW | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maintenon | 28 | 633 km NW | 4,494 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 861 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Jouques'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrolles-en-Provence | 13 | 4.6 km W | 5,409 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corte | 2B | 322 km SE | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 29 km S | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 106 km NW | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier | 84 | 59 km NW | 2,208 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bouilladisse | 13 | 27 km S | 6,547 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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