Meyrargues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meyrargues (INSEE 13059) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 3,847 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/13059-meyrargues
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 33 % of the 5,845 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOPHIE LEBREUILLY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MONERA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (A CASA PORTUGUESA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODIME). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (SO ! PIZZA · NAPOLI · NEW KABARET · ROULIN DEVELOPEMENT). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JOSEPH D'ARBAUD). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVE CASTEL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VINCENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE POUSSARDIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF EDUCATIF ET CULTUREL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (EMILIE COIFFURE · LANCELOT PASCALE DANIELE · MORALES NOELIE · DE SOUSA REIXELO CIDALIA MARISA · COMME A LA MAISON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SOPHIE LEBREUILLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MONERA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | A CASA PORTUGUESA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODIME | 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 | 7 | SO ! PIZZA · NAPOLI · NEW KABARET · ROULIN DEVELOPEMENT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JOSEPH D'ARBAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | HERVE CASTEL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VINCENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE POUSSARDIN | 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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SPORTIF EDUCATIF ET CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | EMILIE COIFFURE · LANCELOT PASCALE DANIELE · MORALES NOELIE · DE SOUSA REIXELO CIDALIA MARISA · COMME A LA MAISON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 3,704 (2012) → 3,847 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,814 (1990) → 3,847 (2023): 36.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,901, of which 3.7 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meyrargues): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Meyrargues): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Meyrargues): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Meyrargues): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Meyrargues): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 55 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MEYRARGUES weather station, 1.2 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MEYRARGUES, 1.2 km away at 210 m, over 10 summers. [9]
An average of 662 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PEYROLLES_FORET, 5 km away at 295 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lude | 72 | 611 km NW | 3,983 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 720 km N | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 613 km NW | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 665 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 209 km W | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hondschoote | 59 | 846 km N | 3,957 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 209 km W | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Lude | 72 | 611 km NW | 3,983 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 613 km NW | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 665 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 720 km N | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hondschoote | 59 | 846 km N | 3,957 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · 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 Meyrargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rognes | 13 | 15 km W | 4,693 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vigan | 30 | 159 km W | 3,863 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30 | 142 km W | 2,586 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rocbaron | 83 | 59 km SE | 5,660 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 8.0 km W | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 38 | 198 km N | 4,606 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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