Plan-de-Cuques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plan-de-Cuques (INSEE 13075) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 11,632 (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 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 38 % of the 2,112 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.14 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.73 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MELODIE DES PAINS · LA PANETIERE · BB PATISSERIE · DS RECEPTIONS · ATELIER ANTIK PLAN DE CUQUES). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (G.G · BOUCHERIE DE L'EGLISE · LA BOUCHERIE DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · EPICERIE & CO · LES JARDINS DE PLAN-DE-CUQUES · CASINO SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (SARL DELICE PIZZA · LE J GOURMAND · ROTISSERIE PROVENCALE · LE FOOD TRUCK DU BONHEUR). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (DIO RINI). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE ESCARBOUCLE I · ECOLE MATERNELLE LI PICHOUNET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB VICTOR HUGO). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DEBRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX 1). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE OLYMPE DE GOUGES). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CÉCILE CLEMOT, MÉDECIN · FLORENT ROCHE, MÉDECIN · MAGALY DI COSTANZO, MÉDECIN · KELLY MARCHI, MÉDECIN · AUREL ARICAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA ROTONDE · SELARL PHARMACIE LEMAITRE · SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE FRÉDÉRIC-MISTRAL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES AMBROSIS). [3]
3 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
23 × Hairdresser (STEFANIAN COIFFURE · URBAN COIFFURE · CHUCK'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | MELODIE DES PAINS · LA PANETIERE · BB PATISSERIE · DS RECEPTIONS · ATELIER ANTIK PLAN DE CUQUES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | G.G · BOUCHERIE DE L'EGLISE · LA BOUCHERIE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · EPICERIE & CO · LES JARDINS DE PLAN-DE-CUQUES · CASINO SHOP | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 31 | SARL DELICE PIZZA · LE J GOURMAND · ROTISSERIE PROVENCALE · LE FOOD TRUCK DU BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | DIO RINI | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE ESCARBOUCLE I · ECOLE MATERNELLE LI PICHOUNET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DEBRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX 1 | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE OLYMPE DE GOUGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | CÉCILE CLEMOT, MÉDECIN · FLORENT ROCHE, MÉDECIN · MAGALY DI COSTANZO, MÉDECIN · KELLY MARCHI, MÉDECIN · AUREL ARICAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA ROTONDE · SELARL PHARMACIE LEMAITRE · SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 MUNICIPALE FRÉDÉRIC-MISTRAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES AMBROSIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | STEFANIAN COIFFURE · URBAN COIFFURE · CHUCK'HAIR | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,896 (2012) → 11,632 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,847 (1990) → 11,632 (2023): 18.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,641, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plan-de-Cuques): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Plan-de-Cuques): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Plan-de-Cuques): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Plan-de-Cuques): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Plan-de-Cuques): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 71 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSEILLE weather station, 4.1 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]
The village sits 62 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 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARSEILLE, 4.1 km away at 192 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 62 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 644 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARSEILLE-OLIVES, 2.5 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/9ed0a88b-a7de-39f5-bf4e-6d42f4963ca5— “Retrouvez le marché tous les samedis sur la Place de l'Eglise de la Fontaine et le Mail De Gaulle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villecresnes | 94 | 639 km N | 11,647 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ploufragan | 22 | 857 km NW | 11,507 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Haillan | 33 | 519 km W | 11,392 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpajon | 91 | 634 km N | 11,698 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Talant | 21 | 445 km N | 11,896 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ifs | 14 | 783 km NW | 11,937 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talant | 21 | 445 km N | 11,896 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Haillan | 33 | 519 km W | 11,392 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpajon | 91 | 634 km N | 11,698 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villecresnes | 94 | 639 km N | 11,647 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ifs | 14 | 783 km NW | 11,937 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ploufragan | 22 | 857 km NW | 11,507 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Plan-de-Cuques'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allauch | 13 | 1.9 km SE | 21,443 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Penne-sur-Huveaune | 13 | 8.2 km SE | 6,605 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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