La Penne-sur-Huveaune
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Penne-sur-Huveaune (INSEE 13070) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 6,605 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 64.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 3,606 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.14 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.26 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COTE PAIN · AUX DELICES DU PALAIS · LEILA PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEZ FRANCK · CHEZ BENJI · L'ANDALOUSE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (QUATRE SAISONS · LE PANIER D'OR · PER BABBU · ALC). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (COMME A LA MAISON · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · JYG RESTAURATION · LA CAVE A PIZZAS · NUGA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC DE LA BOURGADE · BAR DAMI'L). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE PINEDE (ALLEE DE LA) · ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE BROSSELETTE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE BROSSOLETTE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BODARD LE HUU NHO, MÉDECIN · SERGE KHIAT, MÉDECIN · ERIC FENETRIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GUERINEL, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE BAKOUCH, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE BEAU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PABLO-NERUDA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GERMAIN CAMOIN). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE LA PENNE SUR HUVEAUNE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (JANCHA · N COIFFURE · COIFFEUR ALEXANDRE · MELANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (KYRIAD DIRECT · APPARTHOTEL LA GIRAFE · CONTACT HÔTEL - GOOD HOTEL MARSEILLE AUBAGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | COTE PAIN · AUX DELICES DU PALAIS · LEILA PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE CHEZ FRANCK · CHEZ BENJI · L'ANDALOUSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | QUATRE SAISONS · LE PANIER D'OR · PER BABBU · ALC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | COMME A LA MAISON · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · JYG RESTAURATION · LA CAVE A PIZZAS · NUGA | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR TABAC DE LA BOURGADE · BAR DAMI'L | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE PINEDE (ALLEE DE LA) · ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE BROSSELETTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEAUSOLEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE BROSSOLETTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BODARD LE HUU NHO, MÉDECIN · SERGE KHIAT, MÉDECIN · ERIC FENETRIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GUERINEL, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE BAKOUCH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE BEAU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 PABLO-NERUDA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GERMAIN CAMOIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · AGENCE LA PENNE SUR HUVEAUNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | JANCHA · N COIFFURE · COIFFEUR ALEXANDRE · MELANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | KYRIAD DIRECT · APPARTHOTEL LA GIRAFE · CONTACT HÔTEL - GOOD HOTEL MARSEILLE AUBAGNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,300 (2012) → 6,605 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,879 (1990) → 6,605 (2023): 12.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,989, of which 1.6 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Penne-sur-Huveaune): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Penne-sur-Huveaune): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (La Penne-sur-Huveaune): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Penne-sur-Huveaune): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Penne-sur-Huveaune): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 75 days a year at or above 30 °C and 6 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSEILLE weather station, 4.3 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [10]
The village sits 116 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARSEILLE, 4.3 km away at 192 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 116 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUBAGNE-DDE, 3.5 km away at 105 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13070/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/7a132e59-7058-3c7e-ba2b-6821cdca99f8— “Marché de la Penne sur Huveaune”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13070/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13070/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13070/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 285 km N | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Soisy-sur-Seine | 91 | 642 km N | 7,418 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gières | 38 | 212 km N | 7,376 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 282 km N | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Linas | 91 | 645 km N | 7,987 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 645 km N | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gières | 38 | 212 km N | 7,376 | 55.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 282 km N | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 285 km N | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 % |
| Soisy-sur-Seine | 91 | 642 km N | 7,418 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 645 km N | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Linas | 91 | 645 km N | 7,987 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 La Penne-sur-Huveaune'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan-de-Cuques | 13 | 8.2 km NW | 11,632 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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