Peynier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Peynier (INSEE 13072) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 3,739 (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 2026-09-29.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13072-peynier
Vitality score
Vitality score 54/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 5,954 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ATELIER ANTIK PEYNIER · LE FOURNIL DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VICTOIRE VIANDE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (FG CREATION · LE PETIT RESTAURANT · LE COMPTOIR DU PARC · LOUCA PIZZAS · CIAO BELLO). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'UNION). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE GAILLARD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE TOULLEC-HOANG, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS BOTAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PEYNIER RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (SALON COIFFURE EN VOGUE · ABN COIFFURE · CHARLENE COIFFURE · LILIA TE COIFFE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE DEVANCON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | ATELIER ANTIK PEYNIER · LE FOURNIL DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | VICTOIRE VIANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | 12 | FG CREATION · LE PETIT RESTAURANT · LE COMPTOIR DU PARC · LOUCA PIZZAS · CIAO BELLO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DE L'UNION | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SOPHIE GAILLARD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE TOULLEC-HOANG, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS BOTAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PEYNIER RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | SALON COIFFURE EN VOGUE · ABN COIFFURE · CHARLENE COIFFURE · LILIA TE COIFFE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE DEVANCON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matins Cours Albéric Laurent. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,974 (2012) → 3,739 (2023): 25.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,475 (1990) → 3,739 (2023): 51.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,782, of which 3.5 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Peynier): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rousset): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Peynier): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Trets): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Peynier): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 64 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the TRETS weather station, 4.8 km away at 264 m; the village itself is at 275 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at TRETS, 4.8 km away at 264 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 637 mm of rain a year, spread over 60 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TRETS, 4.8 km away at 264 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13072/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.peynier.net/vitrines/marche/— “Le marché de Peynier se tient tous les vendredis matins sur le Cours Albéric Laurent.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13072/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13072/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13072/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13110
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terranjou | 49 | 638 km NW | 3,871 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 69 | 260 km N | 3,942 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montady | 34 | 204 km W | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 642 km NW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 261 km N | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Attignat | 01 | 318 km N | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montady | 34 | 204 km W | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 69 | 260 km N | 3,942 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 261 km N | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Attignat | 01 | 318 km N | 3,409 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Terranjou | 49 | 638 km NW | 3,871 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 642 km NW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · 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 Peynier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villelaure | 84 | 34 km NW | 3,398 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadenet | 84 | 38 km NW | 4,363 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flayosc | 83 | 62 km E | 4,673 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 30 | 117 km NW | 3,173 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lauris | 84 | 42 km NW | 3,921 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 44 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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