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Saint-Savournin

Bouches-du-Rhône · Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence · INSEE 13101

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 45.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Savournin (INSEE 13101) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 3,397 (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 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13101-saint-savournin

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 38 % of the 6,420 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.22255.53
Social0.542010.86
Education0.22102.21
Health0.43104.27
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9754.87

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (POMPONETTE). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE SAINT SAVOURNIN). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (DELSAMAT). [3,4]

8 × Restaurant (LE BOOMERANG · CASERA PIZZA · AZAD · TANYA THAI FOOD · CAPTAIN COOK). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar. [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ESTELLO). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE L'ESTELLO). [3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES NISENMAN, MÉDECIN · ERIC BENCHIMOL, MÉDECIN · AGNES GORTCHAKOFF, MÉDECIN · MAXIME NISENMAN, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GRAND JARDIN). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SAVOURNIN RP). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

5 × Hairdresser (MA COIFFEUSE PRIVEE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1POMPONETTEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1LA BOUCHERIE SAINT SAVOURNININSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Supermarket1DELSAMATINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant8LE BOOMERANG · CASERA PIZZA · AZAD · TANYA THAI FOOD · CAPTAIN COOKINSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4]
Café / bar1INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ESTELLOINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE L'ESTELLOINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)4CHARLES NISENMAN, MÉDECIN · ERIC BENCHIMOL, MÉDECIN · AGNES GORTCHAKOFF, MÉDECIN · MAXIME NISENMAN, MÉDECININSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DU GRAND JARDININSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1SAINT SAVOURNIN RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser5MA COIFFEUSE PRIVEEINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,120 2023: 3,397 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,240 (2012) → 3,397 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 2,093 (1990) → 3,397 (2023): 62.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,480, of which 1.3 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Savournin): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Saint-Savournin): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Saint-Savournin): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Savournin): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Saint-Savournin): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the MIMET weather station, 2.4 km away at 416 m; the village itself is at 443 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at MIMET, 2.4 km away at 416 m, over 30 summers. [9]

An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at MIMET, 2.4 km away at 416 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

What property sold for

110 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 464,841 € — 3,880 € per m² of built surface. [10]

60 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 244,275 € — 4,172 € per m². [10]

The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13101/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13101/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13101/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13101/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 13101
  9. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  10. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Chanceaux-sur-Choisille37588 km NW3,49945.9Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Maur36485 km NW3,53750.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or69281 km N3,12443.4Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 %
Montmorot39364 km N3,26144.7Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne8474 km NW3,56550.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 %
Quincampoix76757 km NW3,10345.3Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne8474 km NW3,56550.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or69281 km N3,12443.4Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 %
Montmorot39364 km N3,26144.7Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Maur36485 km NW3,53750.4Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Chanceaux-sur-Choisille37588 km NW3,49945.9Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Quincampoix76757 km NW3,10345.3Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · 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-Savournin'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ruy-Montceau38243 km N4,80548.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Mimet131.8 km W4,24144Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Nivolas-Vermelle38240 km N2,70662.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu69252 km N4,61655.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Chaponnay69251 km N4,54858.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Toussieu69253 km N3,17740.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %