Roquefort-la-Bédoule
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roquefort-la-Bédoule (INSEE 13085) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 5,798 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 4,072 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.86 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MISKY DOLC · CARPE DIEM). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SPAR). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (CUISINE DES ILES · BOUKHENIFRA AKIM · BVM · AUX PORTES DE CASSIS). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURORE JOUCLA, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LAVAL, MÉDECIN · JANA REI, MÉDECIN · CORINNE NEGRE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME KURDOGLIAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RAYMOND CAZENEUVE · SELARL PHARMACIE STERENZY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROQUEFORT LA BEDOULE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SITE SPORTIF). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (KI'KOUP'KOIF · L'ATELIER DU STYLE · HISTOIRE D HOMMES · EMMYLOWEN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (AUX PORTES DE CASSIS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MISKY DOLC · CARPE DIEM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | CUISINE DES ILES · BOUKHENIFRA AKIM · BVM · AUX PORTES DE CASSIS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | AURORE JOUCLA, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LAVAL, MÉDECIN · JANA REI, MÉDECIN · CORINNE NEGRE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME KURDOGLIAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE RAYMOND CAZENEUVE · SELARL PHARMACIE STERENZY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ROQUEFORT LA BEDOULE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SITE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | KI'KOUP'KOIF · L'ATELIER DU STYLE · HISTOIRE D HOMMES · EMMYLOWEN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | AUX PORTES DE CASSIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,148 (2012) → 5,798 (2023): 12.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,162 (1990) → 5,798 (2023): 39.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,643, of which 3.7 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roquefort-la-Bédoule): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Roquefort-la-Bédoule): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Roquefort-la-Bédoule): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Roquefort-la-Bédoule): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Roquefort-la-Bédoule): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROQUEFORT-LA-BEDOULE weather station, 2.7 km away at 354 m; the village itself is at 277 m. [10]
The village sits 77 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUBAGNE, 6.7 km away at 130 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 147 m below 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 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROQUEFORT-LA-BEDOULE, 2.7 km away at 354 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/0cb21594-81cc-3e47-b191-d114ceaaac40— “Retrouvez le marché tous les jeudis sur le parking de La Poste”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | 38 | 221 km N | 5,698 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escalquens | 31 | 327 km W | 6,924 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | 17 | 627 km NW | 5,811 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saleilles | 66 | 225 km W | 5,698 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ventabren | 13 | 40 km NW | 5,839 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plobsheim | 67 | 604 km N | 4,492 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventabren | 13 | 40 km NW | 5,839 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | 38 | 221 km N | 5,698 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saleilles | 66 | 225 km W | 5,698 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 7 % |
| Escalquens | 31 | 327 km W | 6,924 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Plobsheim | 67 | 604 km N | 4,492 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | 17 | 627 km NW | 5,811 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Roquefort-la-Bédoule'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasse-sur-Rhône | 38 | 267 km N | 6,588 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 81 | 286 km W | 4,590 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grans | 13 | 59 km NW | 5,489 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 81 | 283 km W | 6,564 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne | 84 | 92 km NW | 3,565 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Simiane-Collongue | 13 | 24 km NW | 5,780 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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