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Saint-Victoret

Bouches-du-Rhône · Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence · INSEE 13102

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

Served 67.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Victoret (INSEE 13102) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 6,730 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13102-saint-victoret

Vitality score

Vitality score 67.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 93 % of the 3,561 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 food0.712517.76
Social0.762015.27
Education0.53105.28
Health0.68106.77
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.61106.13
Housing mix0.9954.97

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 1 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]

6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAITRE CROUSTI · LE LANCIER · LE COMPTOIR DES PAINS · LA NAVETTE · PATISS ADDICT TRAITEUR). [3,4]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE LOUCHEBEM · LORI). [3,4]

7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAVEURS D'ITALIE · U EXPRESS · ERWAN). [3,4]

2 × Supermarket (ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]

2 × Fishmonger (LES VIVIERS DE LA CIOTAT · AU POISSON SIFFLEUR). [3,4]

31 × Restaurant (MAC DONALD'S · LA PETITE NORVEGE · LAURISA · MISTER POULETS). [3,4]

3 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DIPLOMATE · CAFE DE LA GARE). [4]

3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAS-DES-LANCIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE HONORE CARBONEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN COCTEAU). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HONORE CARBONEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN COCTEAU). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]

7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-YVES MARTINEZ, MÉDECIN · MARTINE GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · GEORGES NIDDAM, MÉDECIN · REMI FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · GILLES ESPOSITO, MÉDECIN). [3]

3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LUSSIGNOLI LIQUIERE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES LANCIERS · SELAS PHARMACIE BELLINASO FABRE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS GARDES). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF HIDALGO). [3]

20 × Hairdresser (RENAY-SENS ATELIER DE COIFFURE · VOGUE ART COIFFURE · YS COIFFURE · STUDIO'R). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL B B MARSEILLE AEROPORT ST VICTORET). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)6MAITRE CROUSTI · LE LANCIER · LE COMPTOIR DES PAINS · LA NAVETTE · PATISS ADDICT TRAITEURINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)3LE LOUCHEBEM · LORIINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)7SAVEURS D'ITALIE · U EXPRESS · ERWANINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Supermarket2ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKETINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger2LES VIVIERS DE LA CIOTAT · AU POISSON SIFFLEURINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Restaurant31MAC DONALD'S · LA PETITE NORVEGE · LAURISA · MISTER POULETSINSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4]
Café / bar3LE CAFE DIPLOMATE · CAFE DE LA GAREINSEE SIRENE 3 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)3ECOLE MATERNELLE PAS-DES-LANCIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE HONORE CARBONEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN COCTEAUINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HONORE CARBONEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN COCTEAUINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)7PIERRE-YVES MARTINEZ, MÉDECIN · MARTINE GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · GEORGES NIDDAM, MÉDECIN · REMI FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · GILLES ESPOSITO, MÉDECININSEE BPE 7 [3]
Pharmacy3PHARMACIE LUSSIGNOLI LIQUIERE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES LANCIERS · SELAS PHARMACIE BELLINASO FABREINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS GARDESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIF HIDALGOINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser20RENAY-SENS ATELIER DE COIFFURE · VOGUE ART COIFFURE · YS COIFFURE · STUDIO'RINSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel1HOTEL B B MARSEILLE AEROPORT ST VICTORETINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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: 4,880 peak 1999: 6,810 2023: 6,730 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 6,632 (2012) → 6,730 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 6,047 (1990) → 6,730 (2023): 11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,867, of which 0.3 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.8 km SW (Marignane)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.8 km SW 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-Victoret): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Saint-Victoret): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Saint-Victoret): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Victoret): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Marignane): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

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 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the MARIGNANE weather station, 2.5 km away at 6 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at MARIGNANE, 2.5 km away at 6 m, over 30 summers. [10]

An average of 522 mm of rain a year, spread over 53 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at MARIGNANE, 2.5 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13102/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13102/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13102/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13102/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 13102
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 13054
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Grenay62804 km N6,64454.9Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 %
Gaillon27705 km NW6,74666.2ServedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 %
Estaires59825 km N6,52560.1Servedno figures
Montluel01271 km N6,89557.8Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 %
Uckange57658 km N7,02156.1Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 66 %
La Montagne44684 km NW6,50557.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montluel01271 km N6,89557.8Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 %
Uckange57658 km N7,02156.1Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 66 %
La Montagne44684 km NW6,50557.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 %
Gaillon27705 km NW6,74666.2ServedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 %
Grenay62804 km N6,64454.9Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 %
Estaires59825 km N6,52560.1Servedno figures

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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-Victoret'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
Gignac-la-Nerthe133.0 km S10,34350Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Pont-Saint-Esprit30105 km NW10,95854.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Berre-l'Étang138.1 km NW13,83257.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Martin-de-Crau1342 km NW14,14553Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Laudun-l'Ardoise3089 km NW6,83557.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Gilles3070 km NW14,73458.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %