Lambesc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lambesc (INSEE 13050) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 10,024 (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 2026-09-29 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13050-lambesc
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 49 % of the 2,444 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.45 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.39 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 9.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · FARINE ET CHOCOLAT · LA FOURNEE DE LAMBESC · LE MOULIN DES SAVEURS · BOULANGERIE LE VIEUX LAVOIR). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SBRL · BOUCHERIE ASSABO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MANGEONS FRAIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOYR CONTACT). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (PIZZA MIA · STAMEGNA SUSHI · LA TABLE DE CHEZ NOUS · PIZZA NOSTRA). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE FULL MOON · BAR'ONE · CAFE DE LA BONNE FONTAINE · L'ALLEGRESSE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ECUREUILS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA VENTARELLE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VINCENT VAN GOGH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN GUEHENNO). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL LANNA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME SERRA, MÉDECIN · RÉMI PICHON, MÉDECIN · FRANCESCO MASTROMICHELE, MÉDECIN · ELISE DUPUY, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NUHM · SELARL PHARMACIE CALYPSO · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LAMBESC LAGRANGE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COSEC). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE LAMBESC · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LAMBESC /ST CANNAT). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (ATMOSPHERE · STEF COIFFURE · ZEN SYLVIA · LE GUEZEC ELISABETH · LE PRIVE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 11 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · FARINE ET CHOCOLAT · LA FOURNEE DE LAMBESC · LE MOULIN DES SAVEURS · BOULANGERIE LE VIEUX LAVOIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SBRL · BOUCHERIE ASSABO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOYR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | PIZZA MIA · STAMEGNA SUSHI · LA TABLE DE CHEZ NOUS · PIZZA NOSTRA | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE FULL MOON · BAR'ONE · CAFE DE LA BONNE FONTAINE · L'ALLEGRESSE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ECUREUILS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA VENTARELLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VINCENT VAN GOGH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN GUEHENNO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | PASCAL LANNA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME SERRA, MÉDECIN · RÉMI PICHON, MÉDECIN · FRANCESCO MASTROMICHELE, MÉDECIN · ELISE DUPUY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE NUHM · SELARL PHARMACIE CALYPSO · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LAMBESC LAGRANGE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · AGENCE LAMBESC · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LAMBESC /ST CANNAT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | ATMOSPHERE · STEF COIFFURE · ZEN SYLVIA · LE GUEZEC ELISABETH · LE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday (seasonal). [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 9,261 (2012) → 10,024 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,698 (1990) → 10,024 (2023): 49.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,891, of which 3.5 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lambesc): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Lambesc): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Lambesc): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lambesc): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lambesc): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 59 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAMBESC weather station, 2.5 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 201 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAMBESC, 2.5 km away at 260 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 547 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAMBESC, 2.5 km away at 260 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/a4853d52-0e09-38c5-99c4-040e1a022e4a— “Tous les mardis après-midi, les producteurs lambescains et des alentours proposent en vente directe leurs fruits, légumes, œufs et autres produits locaux.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/a73cfc70-8b5f-3ff4-9ad4-4c05492fa2a8— “Tous les vendredis matins Lambesc accueille son grand marché provençal hebdomadaire : fruits, légumes, fleurs, alimentaires, vêtements...proposés par plus de 100 exposants.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 404 km NW | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 798 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 760 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carmaux | 81 | 253 km W | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Revel | 31 | 263 km W | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Figeac | 46 | 279 km NW | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmaux | 81 | 253 km W | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Revel | 31 | 263 km W | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Figeac | 46 | 279 km NW | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 404 km NW | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 760 km NW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 798 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · 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 Lambesc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éguilles | 13 | 12 km SE | 8,479 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 07 | 93 km NW | 7,661 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 78 km NW | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trets | 13 | 41 km SE | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fayence | 83 | 115 km E | 6,157 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 22 km SW | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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