Sénas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sénas (INSEE 13105) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 6,925 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13105-senas
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 90 % of the 3,472 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.21 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL VILLARET · MANGIANTE · LE PAIN ENCHANTE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (JB GASTRONOMIE · SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES ETS AUBERT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DYME · NOF JNF). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (LE REGALON · SEN'ICE · L ERSKAT · LA DURANCETTE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DU DOMMERCE · L'ABBAYE SENAS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THOMAS MONNET-POUPON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU FONTAINE, MÉDECIN · FANNY METAIS, MÉDECIN · LIONEL MICHEL, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PIERRE BEYNET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
3 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE ORGON · AGENCE SENAS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL TERMINUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL VILLARET · MANGIANTE · LE PAIN ENCHANTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | JB GASTRONOMIE · SOCIETE NOUVELLE DES ETS AUBERT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DYME · NOF JNF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | LE REGALON · SEN'ICE · L ERSKAT · LA DURANCETTE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DU DOMMERCE · L'ABBAYE SENAS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SIMONE VEIL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | THOMAS MONNET-POUPON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU FONTAINE, MÉDECIN · FANNY METAIS, MÉDECIN · LIONEL MICHEL, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PIERRE BEYNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · C L CREDIT AGRICOLE ORGON · AGENCE SENAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matinée place Auguste Jaubert. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,770 (2012) → 6,925 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,113 (1990) → 6,925 (2023): 35.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,327, of which 1.3 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sénas): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sénas): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sénas): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lamanon): 5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sénas): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the EYGUIERES weather station, 6 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [11]
The village sits 66 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EYGUIERES, 6 km away at 160 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 66 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 590 mm of rain a year, spread over 58 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EYGUIERES, 6 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
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 — 13105/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-09— https://www.senas.fr/a-propos-de-senas/marches/— “Le marché forains à Sénas a lieu la matinée de tous les jeudis. Il se trouve sur la place Auguste Jaubert.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13105/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13105/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13105/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étréchy | 91 | 573 km N | 6,986 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 26 | 173 km N | 7,001 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 731 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montech | 82 | 310 km W | 6,663 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 484 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | 26 | 114 km N | 6,614 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | 26 | 114 km N | 6,614 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 26 | 173 km N | 7,001 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montech | 82 | 310 km W | 6,663 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 484 km N | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Étréchy | 91 | 573 km N | 6,986 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 731 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Sénas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodève | 34 | 142 km W | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyguières | 13 | 6.7 km SW | 7,119 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Beausset | 83 | 84 km SE | 10,219 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 273 km W | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds | 31 | 299 km W | 7,003 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Juéry | 81 | 231 km W | 6,564 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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