Miramas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Miramas (INSEE 13063) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 26,203 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13063-miramas
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 896 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 | 0.72 | 25 | 18.08 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.26 |
| Education | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.15 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES · LE FOURNIL DE LA GARE · ATHENA · LES FIGUETTES). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE HADDAD · BOUCHERIE SOUSS · CDB · BOUCHERIE VINCENT · BOUCHERIE ABO). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE · OUABRY JAHED · LE GENIE DE LA NUIT · FHF · HADZO MARKET). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CHRISTAL · PRINTEMPS · ACTION · 89DIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (VACHEMENT FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
67 × Restaurant (SARL LE QUILLE · STARBUCKS COFFEE · CHEZ BRAM'S). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (MAISON EPHEMERE · BAR AMERICAIN · LE BAR AMERICAIN · SPORTS BAR · BEER GARDEN). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GIONO (JEAN) · ECOL MATE MOLIERES (LES) · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CARRAIRE - GEORGE SAND · ECOL MATE CITE GAROUVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOURDAN). [3]
13 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN GIONO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CARRAIRE - GEORGE SAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHANTEGRIVE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME · COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE MIRAMARIS · COLLEGE CARRAIRE (LA). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS PEILLEX, MÉDECIN · LEILA OUIRINI, MÉDECIN · MARINE HABERT, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BENBAHI, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GUERCIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE CARGOL · PHARMACIE DES MOLIERES SELAS · GRANDE PHARMACIE MIRAMAS · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE DE LA CRAU · SELARL PHARMACIE FALCONE AYDJIAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE MIRAMAS). [3]
1 × Cinema (COMOEDIA). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC DES MOLIERES · GYMNASE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE CONCORDE COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SAINT SUSPI · STADIUM MIRAMAS METROPOLE). [3]
7 × Bank (B.P.P.C. · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MIRAMAS · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE MIRAMAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE MIRAMAS). [3]
34 × Hairdresser (LE SALON D'ISA · CELINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (IBIS STYLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 32 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | JEFF DE BRUGES · LE FOURNIL DE LA GARE · ATHENA · LES FIGUETTES | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUCHERIE HADDAD · BOUCHERIE SOUSS · CDB · BOUCHERIE VINCENT · BOUCHERIE ABO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | UTILE · OUABRY JAHED · LE GENIE DE LA NUIT · FHF · HADZO MARKET | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | ALDI MARCHE · CHRISTAL · PRINTEMPS · ACTION · 89DIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | VACHEMENT FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 67 | SARL LE QUILLE · STARBUCKS COFFEE · CHEZ BRAM'S | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 127 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | MAISON EPHEMERE · BAR AMERICAIN · LE BAR AMERICAIN · SPORTS BAR · BEER GARDEN | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOL MATE GIONO (JEAN) · ECOL MATE MOLIERES (LES) · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA CARRAIRE - GEORGE SAND · ECOL MATE CITE GAROUVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOURDAN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 13 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN GIONO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CARRAIRE - GEORGE SAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHANTEGRIVE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME · COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE MIRAMARIS · COLLEGE CARRAIRE (LA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 27 | JEAN-FRANCOIS PEILLEX, MÉDECIN · LEILA OUIRINI, MÉDECIN · MARINE HABERT, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BENBAHI, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GUERCIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELEURL PHARMACIE CARGOL · PHARMACIE DES MOLIERES SELAS · GRANDE PHARMACIE MIRAMAS · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE DE LA CRAU · SELARL PHARMACIE FALCONE AYDJIAN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 INTERCOMMUNALE DE MIRAMAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | COMOEDIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | COSEC DES MOLIERES · GYMNASE JULES FERRY · GYMNASE CONCORDE COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SAINT SUSPI · STADIUM MIRAMAS METROPOLE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | B.P.P.C. · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MIRAMAS · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE MIRAMAS · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE MIRAMAS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 34 | LE SALON D'ISA · CELINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS STYLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 25,064 (2012) → 26,203 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 21,602 (1990) → 26,203 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,186, of which 1.1 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Miramas): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Miramas): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Miramas): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Miramas): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Miramas): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 53 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ISTRES weather station, 8.8 km away at 23 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ISTRES, 8.8 km away at 23 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 562 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST CHAMAS, 4.6 km away at 10 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
638 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 270,000 € — 3,074 € per m² of built surface. [10]
814 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 130,600 € — 2,317 € per m². [10]
The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13063
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunel | 34 | 71 km W | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Muret | 31 | 296 km W | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 583 km N | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 806 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 793 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vernon | 27 | 670 km NW | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunel | 34 | 71 km W | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Muret | 31 | 296 km W | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 583 km N | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vernon | 27 | 670 km NW | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 59 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 793 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 806 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Miramas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marignane | 13 | 25 km SE | 33,692 | 74.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 26 km SE | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaucaire | 30 | 38 km NW | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Istres | 13 | 7.1 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 17 km NW | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 30 | 47 km W | 14,734 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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