Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (INSEE 13099) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 885 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 15,080 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AVFB). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SAINT PAUL). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LE CABANON · L'ACCENT · LE BOEUF CHANTANT · L'URBAN · SAS SAVOIR ET METS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA MAIRIE · BAR RESTAURANT DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL CAILLAT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LE MIDIC). [3]
1 × Bank (BNP PARIBAS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CHEVEUX D'ANGE · LES FRANG'INES · LES FRANG INES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (RESID'ARTEL). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AVFB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SAINT PAUL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / 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 | 8 | LE CABANON · L'ACCENT · LE BOEUF CHANTANT · L'URBAN · SAS SAVOIR ET METS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE RESTAURANT DE LA MAIRIE · BAR RESTAURANT DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL CAILLAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LE MIDIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CHEVEUX D'ANGE · LES FRANG'INES · LES FRANG INES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | RESID'ARTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 987 (2012) → 885 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 643 (1990) → 885 (2023): 37.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 692, of which 35.3 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-lès-Durance): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mirabeau): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mirabeau): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mirabeau): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-lès-Durance): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 69 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE weather station, 8.8 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE, 8.8 km away at 217 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 580 mm of rain a year, spread over 61 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PEYROLLES EN PROVENCE, 8.8 km away at 217 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 — 13099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13099
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche | 07 | 114 km NW | 979 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Correns | 83 | 37 km SE | 886 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Suliac | 35 | 802 km NW | 1,018 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mornac-sur-Seudre | 17 | 578 km NW | 877 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Roquefort-des-Corbières | 11 | 236 km W | 1,051 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Châteauroux-les-Alpes | 05 | 122 km NE | 1,234 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correns | 83 | 37 km SE | 886 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche | 07 | 114 km NW | 979 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauroux-les-Alpes | 05 | 122 km NE | 1,234 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquefort-des-Corbières | 11 | 236 km W | 1,051 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mornac-sur-Seudre | 17 | 578 km NW | 877 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Suliac | 35 | 802 km NW | 1,018 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Paul-lès-Durance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correns | 83 | 37 km SE | 886 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Collias | 30 | 103 km W | 1,095 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tavernes | 83 | 27 km SE | 1,492 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blauzac | 30 | 112 km W | 1,234 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vins-sur-Caramy | 83 | 45 km SE | 936 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabasse | 83 | 51 km SE | 2,020 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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