Septèmes-les-Vallons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Septèmes-les-Vallons (INSEE 13106) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 11,995 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13106-septemes-les-vallons
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 17 % of the 2,041 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.48 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TROVATO · BOULANGERIE SEPTEMOISE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL SOJOGA VIANDES). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU MARCHE DE PROVENCE · SARL RAPHINO · DELICES BY EREVAN). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SOCEPA · VIVAL). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (LA CALABRIA · RESTAURANT LES SEPT THEMES · BOX'N'THAI · B.E.L ASSIETTE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (GIM GIM CAFE THE · BAR DES SPORTS · FLA). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PREVERT · ECOL MATE CESARI (FRANCOIS) · ECOLE MATERNELLE LANGEVIN-WALLON). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM FERRY (JULES) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TRANCHIER-GUIDICELLI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN-WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS CESARI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN CRESPI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARC FERRANDI). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL RABBIA, MÉDECIN · CINDY TANDA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL PRUNET, MÉDECIN · MARC FILHO, MÉDECIN · DANIELA PIRVU-RACARU, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE BRES · SELEURL PHIE DE LA GAVOTTE PEYRET · PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JORGI-REBOUL). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE SEPTEMES). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (LOOK 2000). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LEMON HOTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VERDIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | TROVATO · BOULANGERIE SEPTEMOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL SOJOGA VIANDES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | AU MARCHE DE PROVENCE · SARL RAPHINO · DELICES BY EREVAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOCEPA · VIVAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | LA CALABRIA · RESTAURANT LES SEPT THEMES · BOX'N'THAI · B.E.L ASSIETTE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | GIM GIM CAFE THE · BAR DES SPORTS · FLA | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE PREVERT · ECOL MATE CESARI (FRANCOIS) · ECOLE MATERNELLE LANGEVIN-WALLON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOL PRIM FERRY (JULES) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TRANCHIER-GUIDICELLI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN-WALLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS CESARI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN CRESPI | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARC FERRANDI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MICHEL RABBIA, MÉDECIN · CINDY TANDA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL PRUNET, MÉDECIN · MARC FILHO, MÉDECIN · DANIELA PIRVU-RACARU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE BRES · SELEURL PHIE DE LA GAVOTTE PEYRET · PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME | 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 JORGI-REBOUL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE SEPTEMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | LOOK 2000 | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LEMON HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA VERDIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,708 (2012) → 11,995 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,415 (1990) → 11,995 (2023): 15.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,166, of which 0.3 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Septèmes-les-Vallons): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Septèmes-les-Vallons): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Septèmes-les-Vallons): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Septèmes-les-Vallons): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Septèmes-les-Vallons): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 5 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARSEILLE-OBS weather station, 10.6 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 199 m. [10]
The village sits 124 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MIMET, 11 km away at 416 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 217 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 553 mm of rain a year, spread over 55 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARSEILLE-STE MARTHE, 7.4 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/686de010-d98f-3097-9063-ad7fbecffad2— “Retrouvez le marché tous les mercredis sur la Place de la Mairie”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florange | 57 | 662 km N | 12,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 46 % |
| Cernay | 68 | 510 km N | 12,057 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Raismes | 59 | 791 km N | 12,199 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bully-les-Mines | 62 | 809 km N | 12,146 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 49 % |
| Dammartin-en-Goële | 77 | 662 km N | 11,907 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harnes | 62 | 805 km N | 12,247 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernay | 68 | 510 km N | 12,057 | 55.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Florange | 57 | 662 km N | 12,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 46 % |
| Dammartin-en-Goële | 77 | 662 km N | 11,907 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raismes | 59 | 791 km N | 12,199 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Harnes | 62 | 805 km N | 12,247 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 49 % |
| Bully-les-Mines | 62 | 809 km N | 12,146 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
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