Saint-Martin-de-Crau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Crau (INSEE 13097) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of CA d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. Population 14,145 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 22 % of the 1,753 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 | 0.41 | 25 | 10.2 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.06 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 5.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHAMADE · PAIN DE CAPHAN · BCOMBONBON.SARL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES ALPILLES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR DES BASTIDETTES · ALIM DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · DELTA EXPLOITATION). [3,4]
36 × Restaurant (TONTON GUST · SARL LOUVOIS TRAITEUR · SARL HELENE ET JOSEPH · O FIL DE L'EAU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PAGNOL (MARCEL) · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LOGISSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE LION D'OR SUD). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOL PRIM CAPHAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOGISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LION D'OR SUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE-COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES RIEU). [3]
17 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE GUEYDON, MÉDECIN · MORGANE RIOU, MÉDECIN · EUGÉNIE VANDAMME, MÉDECIN · RÉDA MAAMERI, MÉDECIN · CLEMENTINE LASSEE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA CRAU · PHARMACIE DES ALPILLES · SELARL PHARMACIE BRUNEL RAMILLON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE GALET). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS · GYMNASE DU LAC · HALLE DES SPORTS STADE DES ALPILLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LOGISSON). [3]
6 × Bank (BPPC · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE ST MARTIN DE CRAU · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE SAINT MARTIN DE CRAU · CREDIT MUTUEL). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (ANNIE BERTON SARL · NUANCES COIFFURE · INTUI'TIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT L'AVENIR · HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · HOTEL RESIDENCE DE LA TRANSHUMANCE · ADAGIO - ACCESS · B&B HÔTEL SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU ALPILLES CAMARGUE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA CHAPELETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHAMADE · PAIN DE CAPHAN · BCOMBONBON.SARL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES ALPILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE COMPTOIR DES BASTIDETTES · ALIM DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · DELTA EXPLOITATION | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 36 | TONTON GUST · SARL LOUVOIS TRAITEUR · SARL HELENE ET JOSEPH · O FIL DE L'EAU | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE PAGNOL (MARCEL) · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LOGISSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE LION D'OR SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOL PRIM CAPHAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOGISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LION D'OR SUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE-COEUR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CHARLES RIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 17 | VERONIQUE GUEYDON, MÉDECIN · MORGANE RIOU, MÉDECIN · EUGÉNIE VANDAMME, MÉDECIN · RÉDA MAAMERI, MÉDECIN · CLEMENTINE LASSEE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA CRAU · PHARMACIE DES ALPILLES · SELARL PHARMACIE BRUNEL RAMILLON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GALET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS · GYMNASE DU LAC · HALLE DES SPORTS STADE DES ALPILLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LOGISSON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | BPPC · CL CREDIT AGRICOLE ST MARTIN DE CRAU · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE SAINT MARTIN DE CRAU · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | ANNIE BERTON SARL · NUANCES COIFFURE · INTUI'TIF | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL RESTAURANT L'AVENIR · HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · HOTEL RESIDENCE DE LA TRANSHUMANCE · ADAGIO - ACCESS · B&B HÔTEL SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU ALPILLES CAMARGUE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA CHAPELETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday Chaque vendredi matin en centre-ville et sous la Grande Halle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,072 (2012) → 14,145 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,040 (1990) → 14,145 (2023): 28.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,755, of which 2 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Crau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Crau): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-de-Crau): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Crau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Crau): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 50 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-CRAU weather station, 5.7 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ISTRES, 15.9 km away at 23 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 530 mm of rain a year, spread over 52 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN-CRAU, 5.7 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
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 — 13097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.saintmartindecrau.fr/sorties-et-decouvertes/marches-hebdomadaires/— “Tous les vendredis, en centre-ville et sous la Grande Halle, le traditionnel marché provençal attire les foules.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 593 km N | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 26 % |
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 814 km N | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 34 km SE | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 275 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 640 km N | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Flers | 61 | 703 km NW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 34 km SE | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 275 km N | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 593 km N | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 3 % · winter 26 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 640 km N | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Flers | 61 | 703 km NW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 814 km N | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
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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 Saint-Martin-de-Crau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 34 km SE | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 265 km W | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 70 km N | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 13 | 40 km SE | 18,455 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gignac-la-Nerthe | 13 | 44 km SE | 10,343 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 17 km SE | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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