Noves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Noves (INSEE 13066) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA Terre de Provence. Population 6,080 (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/13066-noves
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 3,899 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.18 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON FRANCOIS · BOULANGERIE L'AVENIR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BPSE). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA PAELLA D'ANTONIN · MEINADO · VAN DE WALLE VALERIE · LE FOUR A PIZZA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · LE FOURBI - PROXI). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-SOPHIE IZARD, MÉDECIN · GILLES DUFOURQ, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE PITSCH, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE LAMBERT · SELEURL PHARMACIE DES ECOLES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PALUDS DE NOVES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARC-MIELLY). [3]
1 × Cinema (L EDEN). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (L'IRIDESCENCE COIFFURE · HAIR DE VIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (MAISON BOURNISSAC). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LE PILON D'AGEL · CAMPING VERBÉLA VILLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MAISON FRANCOIS · BOULANGERIE L'AVENIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BPSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 17 | LA PAELLA D'ANTONIN · MEINADO · VAN DE WALLE VALERIE · LE FOUR A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DES SPORTS · LE FOURBI - PROXI | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ANNE-SOPHIE IZARD, MÉDECIN · GILLES DUFOURQ, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE PITSCH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SARL PHARMACIE LAMBERT · SELEURL PHARMACIE DES ECOLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PALUDS DE NOVES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARC-MIELLY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 10 | L'IRIDESCENCE COIFFURE · HAIR DE VIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | MAISON BOURNISSAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | LE PILON D'AGEL · CAMPING VERBÉLA VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,293 (2012) → 6,080 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,021 (1990) → 6,080 (2023): 51.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,967, of which 4 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noves): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Noves): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Noves): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Noves): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Noves): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the EYRAGUES weather station, 6.2 km away at 17 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EYRAGUES, 6.2 km away at 17 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 615 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EYRAGUES, 6.2 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
233 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 308,000 € — 2,888 € per m² of built surface. [10]
79 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 186,000 € — 2,438 € 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 — 13066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 8,911 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 55 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 7,092 km W | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 128 km SW | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 585 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cuges-les-Pins | 13 | 93 km SE | 6,236 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 119 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuges-les-Pins | 13 | 93 km SE | 6,236 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 119 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 128 km SW | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 585 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 7,092 km W | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 8,911 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Noves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 4.0 km NE | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eyragues | 13 | 6.1 km SW | 4,298 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux | 30 | 61 km W | 3,659 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 4.1 km SE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Andiol | 13 | 5.5 km SE | 3,353 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aniane | 34 | 108 km W | 2,979 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13066-noves