Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues (INSEE 13061) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. Population 229 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13061-saint-pierre-de-mezoargues
Vitality score
Vitality score 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 16,761 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MEZOARGUES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MEZOARGUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 232 (2012) → 229 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 229 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 122, of which 9 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vallabrègues): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vallabrègues): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vallabrègues): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aramon): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 58 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BARBENTANE weather station, 9.8 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 14.8 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 673 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TARASCON-PC, 5.4 km away at 9 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30336
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 30012
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luisetaines | 77 | 525 km N | 229 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesterrieux | 33 | 382 km W | 221 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-sur-Tourbe | 51 | 593 km N | 216 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boudeville | 76 | 712 km N | 217 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chéry | 18 | 416 km NW | 233 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dampierre-en-Graçay | 18 | 425 km NW | 252 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesterrieux | 33 | 382 km W | 221 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéry | 18 | 416 km NW | 233 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dampierre-en-Graçay | 18 | 425 km NW | 252 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luisetaines | 77 | 525 km N | 229 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ville-sur-Tourbe | 51 | 593 km N | 216 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boudeville | 76 | 712 km N | 217 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 44 km NW | 379 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Guiraud | 34 | 98 km W | 267 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacoste | 34 | 100 km W | 303 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton | 30 | 43 km NW | 284 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Ceyrargues | 30 | 40 km NW | 168 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian | 34 | 97 km W | 303 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13061-saint-pierre-de-mezoargues