Martigues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Martigues (INSEE 13056) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 48,298 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13056-martigues
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 470 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 | 0.89 | 25 | 22.16 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.73 |
| Education | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Health | 0.92 | 10 | 9.22 |
| Public & culture | 0.56 | 5 | 2.78 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
30 × Bakery (boulangerie) (POITEVIN JEAN-BERNARD). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE LAURIER D'OR · BOUCHERIE LA LIBERTE · LA COTE · CENTRALE DES VIANDES DU SUD · BOUCHERIE DE L'AMITIE). [3,4]
22 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CODISUD · UTILE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SA CROIVY · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LE CHALUTIER MAREE · LEBOUC ANNICK). [3,4]
190 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DUMORTIEZ · LES OMBRELLES · SARL BRASSERIE LE DANY'TON · L'HYDRAVION). [3,4]
29 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DE LA MARINE · SARL LA BARQUE · L'EPICURIEUX · RESTAURANT LES MOUETTES · PAL'ASS). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DI LORTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA COURONNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI TRANCHIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROBERT DAUGEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERRIERES). [3]
17 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAURE MOULIN 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAURE MOULIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL DI LORTO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CARRO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALAIN LOPEZ). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE HONORE DAUMIER). [3]
47 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL SAPIENZA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE GILLIBERT, MÉDECIN · ERIC BOURACHAU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE POMMIER, MÉDECIN · GERARD EDDI, MÉDECIN). [3]
15 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEFEVRE MALASSAGNE · SELARL PHARMACIE S DENCAUSSE · PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES QUATRE VENTS · PHARMACIE VERMEERSCH). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (MARTIGUES PASTEUR RP · MARTIGUES ST LAZARE PTIZOIZEAU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
7 × Library (MÉDIABUS · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON · MÉDIATHÈQUE CANTO PERDRIX MAISON DE QUARTIER JEANNE PISTOUN · SITE PICASSO CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE ET DE DANSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU SERVICE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE). [3]
2 × Cinema (MAJESTIC PALACE · CINEMA LA CASCADE). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES SALINS · PARC DES SPORTS JULIEN OLIVE · PARC DES SPORTS FLORIAN AURELIO · GYMNASE GERARD PHILIPPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL DI LORTO). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES LAURONS · PLAGE DE CARRO · PLAGE DE STE CROIX LA SAULCE · PLAGE DU VERDON). [3]
12 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MARTIGUES · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE MARTIGUES · SOCIETE GENERALE · MARTIGUES LECLERC). [3]
65 × Hairdresser (COIFFOCHAN · OUIS JEANINE · OZONE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (KYRIAD DIRECT · LA VENITIENNE · THE ORIGINALS BOUTIQUE - CLAIR HOTEL · IBIS · KYRIAD). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (HOTELLERIE COTE BLEUE · CAMPING LA SOURCE · CAMPING MARIUS · CAMPING LES MOUETTES · CAMPING LOU CIGALON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 58 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 15 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 30 | POITEVIN JEAN-BERNARD | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | SARL LE LAURIER D'OR · BOUCHERIE LA LIBERTE · LA COTE · CENTRALE DES VIANDES DU SUD · BOUCHERIE DE L'AMITIE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 22 | CODISUD · UTILE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SA CROIVY · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LE CHALUTIER MAREE · LEBOUC ANNICK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 190 | RESTAURANT DUMORTIEZ · LES OMBRELLES · SARL BRASSERIE LE DANY'TON · L'HYDRAVION | INSEE BPE 190 / INSEE SIRENE 310 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 29 | BRASSERIE DE LA MARINE · SARL LA BARQUE · L'EPICURIEUX · RESTAURANT LES MOUETTES · PAL'ASS | INSEE SIRENE 29 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DI LORTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA COURONNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI TRANCHIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROBERT DAUGEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERRIERES | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 17 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAURE MOULIN 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAURE MOULIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL DI LORTO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CARRO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALAIN LOPEZ | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL · COLLEGE HONORE DAUMIER | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 47 | DANIEL SAPIENZA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE GILLIBERT, MÉDECIN · ERIC BOURACHAU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE POMMIER, MÉDECIN · GERARD EDDI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 47 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 15 | PHARMACIE LEFEVRE MALASSAGNE · SELARL PHARMACIE S DENCAUSSE · PHARMACIE DE PROVENCE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES QUATRE VENTS · PHARMACIE VERMEERSCH | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | MARTIGUES PASTEUR RP · MARTIGUES ST LAZARE PTIZOIZEAU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 7 | MÉDIABUS · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON · MÉDIATHÈQUE CANTO PERDRIX MAISON DE QUARTIER JEANNE PISTOUN · SITE PICASSO CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE ET DE DANSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU SERVICE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | MAJESTIC PALACE · CINEMA LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES SALINS · PARC DES SPORTS JULIEN OLIVE · PARC DES SPORTS FLORIAN AURELIO · GYMNASE GERARD PHILIPPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL DI LORTO | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DES LAURONS · PLAGE DE CARRO · PLAGE DE STE CROIX LA SAULCE · PLAGE DU VERDON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 12 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MARTIGUES · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE MARTIGUES · SOCIETE GENERALE · MARTIGUES LECLERC | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 65 | COIFFOCHAN · OUIS JEANINE · OZONE | INSEE BPE 65 / INSEE SIRENE 100 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | KYRIAD DIRECT · LA VENITIENNE · THE ORIGINALS BOUTIQUE - CLAIR HOTEL · IBIS · KYRIAD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | HOTELLERIE COTE BLEUE · CAMPING LA SOURCE · CAMPING MARIUS · CAMPING LES MOUETTES · CAMPING LOU CIGALON | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 47,624 (2012) → 48,298 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 42,678 (1990) → 48,298 (2023): 13.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26,260, of which 6.4 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Martigues): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Martigues): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Martigues): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Martigues): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Martigues): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PORT-DE-BOUC-SJ weather station, 4.8 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 1 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PORT-DE-BOUC-SJ, 4.8 km away at 18 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 593 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARTIGUES, 1.4 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/6e63af4b-effd-364f-8c4f-8c2a93520558— “Le plus grand marché de la ville avec 140 forains se tient les jeudis et dimanches matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes | 94 | 638 km N | 48,193 | 84.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montrouge | 92 | 638 km N | 46,324 | 78.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Talence | 33 | 476 km W | 46,338 | 73.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 652 km N | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 21 % |
| Suresnes | 92 | 645 km N | 48,956 | 85.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 93 | 639 km N | 47,180 | 75.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talence | 33 | 476 km W | 46,338 | 73.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montrouge | 92 | 638 km N | 46,324 | 78.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vincennes | 94 | 638 km N | 48,193 | 84.2 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 93 | 639 km N | 47,180 | 75.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
| Suresnes | 92 | 645 km N | 48,956 | 85.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 652 km N | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Martigues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcassonne | 11 | 219 km W | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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