Marseille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 94.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marseille (INSEE 13055) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 886,040 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/13055-marseille
Vitality score
Vitality score 94.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 4 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 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Public & culture | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| 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]
576 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BAROUDI HOUSSINE · LILYA · LA BANETTINE · PATISSERIE ORIENTALE ROGER JOURNO · LES DELICES). [3,4]
221 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE AIXOISE DES VIANDES · BOUCHERIE PROVENCALE DU COQ D'OR · BOUCHERIE DU GRAND MARCHE · SOCIETE MEDITERRANEENNE DE DISTRIBUTION DE VIANDES). [3,4]
616 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GARAGE ET GARE ROUTIERE DE PROVENCE · BECHELA · SARL DROGUY CENTER). [3,4]
144 × Supermarket (LIDL · CASINO · BM DISTRIBUTION · MONOP' · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
7 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ART DE LA FROMAGERIE · LA FROMAGERIE CHAVE · LES BONS FROMAGES · LES BONS FROMAGES DU PHARO · FROMAGERIE KALOU). [4]
25 × Fishmonger (TOINOU · PECHERIE MARSEILLAISE · MATEO COQUILLAGES · MEGDICHE). [3,4]
3247 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA DU MARCHE · L'ENTRECOTE · SOCIETE CHEZ DIMITRI · RESTAURANT VIEUX PORT NEW YORK · SUR LE POUCE). [3,4]
861 × Café / bar (LE MARLIN · LE GRAND BAR · BIO CAFE · LE POINTU · BISTRO DE L'HORLOGE). [4]
211 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION CONSOLAT-ABEILLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT SAVOURNIN BARTHELEMY · ECOL MATE HOTEL DES POSTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PARMENTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANTOINE DE RUFFI). [3]
291 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BAYA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT SAVOURNIN BARTHELEMY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CONVALESCENTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE KORSEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHANTERELLE). [3]
97 × Collège (COLLEGE THIERS · COLLEGE LONGCHAMP · COLLEGE DU SACRE COEUR · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE LA MAJOR · COLLEGE VIEUX PORT). [3]
1279 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER TUR, MÉDECIN · CHAFIK BELGUEBLI, MÉDECIN · SARAH KDOUH, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE CLAEYS, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH-JONATHAN LEVY, MÉDECIN). [3]
299 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CARROUSEL · PHARMACIE DU CHAPITRE · PHARMACIE COLBERT · SELARL PHARMACIE DU COURS SAINT LOUIS · SNC SOCIETE PHARMACIE OLIVIER SIADOUS). [3,4]
81 × Post office / agence postale (MARSEILLE SAINT CHARLES BOURDET RP · MARSEILLE LONGCHAMP AP · LA POSTE · MARSEILLE LES DOCKS VILLAGE RP · MARSEILLE SCHUMAN AP). [3]
11 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SALIM-HATUBOU · CASTELLANE · 13 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE · LE PANIER · SERVICE HORS LES MURS BIBLIOTHÈQUE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
15 × Cinema (ARTPLEXE · LES VARIETES · CHAMBORD · MUCEM · GYPTIS). [3]
117 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE THIERS · LYCEE SAINT CHARLES · COSEC VELTEN · CLUB ALTIS · COLLEGE JEAN CLAUDE IZZO). [3]
223 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · TUNISIAN FOREIGN BANK · CCF · ROTHSCHILD & CO MARTIN MAUREL · LA BANQUE POSTALE). [3]
963 × Hairdresser (SOC PECORARO · ASSIA · BENSUSSAN MARIANNE). [3,4]
66 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
105 × Hotel (GREET HOTEL MARSEILLE SAINT CHARLES · ESCALE OCEANIA · HOTEL LUTETIA SARL · HOTEL CARRE * * * VIEUX-PORT · IBIS - MARSEILLE GARE SAINT CHARLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 148 × Bakery (boulangerie), 52 × Butcher (boucherie), 183 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 15 × Supermarket, 8 × Fishmonger, 1020 × Restaurant, 4 × Nursery school (maternelle), 10 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × Collège, 11 × GP (médecin généraliste), 56 × Pharmacy, 26 × Bank, 216 × Hairdresser, 11 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 576 | BAROUDI HOUSSINE · LILYA · LA BANETTINE · PATISSERIE ORIENTALE ROGER JOURNO · LES DELICES | INSEE BPE 576 / INSEE SIRENE 797 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 221 | SOCIETE AIXOISE DES VIANDES · BOUCHERIE PROVENCALE DU COQ D'OR · BOUCHERIE DU GRAND MARCHE · SOCIETE MEDITERRANEENNE DE DISTRIBUTION DE VIANDES | INSEE BPE 221 / INSEE SIRENE 295 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 616 | GARAGE ET GARE ROUTIERE DE PROVENCE · BECHELA · SARL DROGUY CENTER | INSEE BPE 616 / INSEE SIRENE 1076 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 144 | LIDL · CASINO · BM DISTRIBUTION · MONOP' · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 144 / INSEE SIRENE 187 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 7 | L'ART DE LA FROMAGERIE · LA FROMAGERIE CHAVE · LES BONS FROMAGES · LES BONS FROMAGES DU PHARO · FROMAGERIE KALOU | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 25 | TOINOU · PECHERIE MARSEILLAISE · MATEO COQUILLAGES · MEGDICHE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 3247 | PIZZERIA DU MARCHE · L'ENTRECOTE · SOCIETE CHEZ DIMITRI · RESTAURANT VIEUX PORT NEW YORK · SUR LE POUCE | INSEE BPE 3247 / INSEE SIRENE 5514 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 861 | LE MARLIN · LE GRAND BAR · BIO CAFE · LE POINTU · BISTRO DE L'HORLOGE | INSEE SIRENE 861 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 211 | ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION CONSOLAT-ABEILLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT SAVOURNIN BARTHELEMY · ECOL MATE HOTEL DES POSTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PARMENTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANTOINE DE RUFFI | INSEE BPE 211 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 291 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BAYA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT SAVOURNIN BARTHELEMY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CONVALESCENTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE KORSEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHANTERELLE | INSEE BPE 291 [3] |
| Collège | 97 | COLLEGE THIERS · COLLEGE LONGCHAMP · COLLEGE DU SACRE COEUR · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DE LA MAJOR · COLLEGE VIEUX PORT | INSEE BPE 97 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1279 | OLIVIER TUR, MÉDECIN · CHAFIK BELGUEBLI, MÉDECIN · SARAH KDOUH, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE CLAEYS, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH-JONATHAN LEVY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1279 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 299 | PHARMACIE DU CARROUSEL · PHARMACIE DU CHAPITRE · PHARMACIE COLBERT · SELARL PHARMACIE DU COURS SAINT LOUIS · SNC SOCIETE PHARMACIE OLIVIER SIADOUS | INSEE BPE 299 / INSEE SIRENE 463 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 81 | MARSEILLE SAINT CHARLES BOURDET RP · MARSEILLE LONGCHAMP AP · LA POSTE · MARSEILLE LES DOCKS VILLAGE RP · MARSEILLE SCHUMAN AP | INSEE BPE 81 [3] |
| Library | 11 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SALIM-HATUBOU · CASTELLANE · 13 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE · LE PANIER · SERVICE HORS LES MURS BIBLIOTHÈQUE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Cinema | 15 | ARTPLEXE · LES VARIETES · CHAMBORD · MUCEM · GYPTIS | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 117 | LYCEE THIERS · LYCEE SAINT CHARLES · COSEC VELTEN · CLUB ALTIS · COLLEGE JEAN CLAUDE IZZO | INSEE BPE 117 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 223 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · TUNISIAN FOREIGN BANK · CCF · ROTHSCHILD & CO MARTIN MAUREL · LA BANQUE POSTALE | INSEE BPE 223 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 963 | SOC PECORARO · ASSIA · BENSUSSAN MARIANNE | INSEE BPE 963 / INSEE SIRENE 1432 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 66 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 89 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 105 | GREET HOTEL MARSEILLE SAINT CHARLES · ESCALE OCEANIA · HOTEL LUTETIA SARL · HOTEL CARRE * * * VIEUX-PORT · IBIS - MARSEILLE GARE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 105 / INSEE SIRENE 546 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 6 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 852,516 (2012) → 886,040 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 800,550 (1990) → 886,040 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 470,983, of which 3.5 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery: 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Food shop: 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP: 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy: 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school: 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 41 days a year at or above 30 °C and 2 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MARSEILLE-OBS weather station, 2.2 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [12]
The village sits 73 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARSEILLE, 4.6 km away at 5 m, over 12 summers. [12]
An average of 511 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MARSEILLE-OBS, 2.2 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13055/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/9e204921-8268-3a01-9f7d-3e1f9407e8fe— “Du lundi au samedi, l'animation de la place Castellane se voit prolongée sur une grande partie de l'avenue du Prado.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/19c2afba-dc09-33ca-9ff3-546a38c1bcd6— “Avec son marché (alimentaires divers et produits manufacturés) tous les samedis, on pourrait dire que l'Estaque est un village de Marseille dont l'atmosphère reste unique.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/61438333-88ae-338b-9389-7115f35a2e96— “Petit marché qui propose des produits de qualité qui se déroule une fois par mois le dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13055/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13055/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13055/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13202
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | 31 | 319 km W | 514,819 | 98.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lyon | 69 | 278 km N | 519,127 | 96 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Paris | 75 | 660 km N | 2,103,778 | 92.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Nice | 06 | 160 km E | 357,737 | 92.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 06 | 160 km E | 357,737 | 92.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Lyon | 69 | 278 km N | 519,127 | 96 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Toulouse | 31 | 319 km W | 514,819 | 98.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Paris | 75 | 660 km N | 2,103,778 | 92.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
Elsewhere
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