Simiane-Collongue
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Simiane-Collongue (INSEE 13107) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 5,780 (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 2026-09-29 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 51 % of the 4,079 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.43 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LES 3 EPIS SIMIANAIS · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT-JEROME). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PHILIPPE ET FILS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · NENETTE ET JUSTIN). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DU COURS · LA PIZZA · LA SIMIANAISE · LADY SUSHI · STOLTZ MICRO-ENTREPRISE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (EL CAMINO EVENTS 8313 · MIMOSA CAFE & GUINGUETTE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE E. LABEILLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HC MONTESSORI BILINGUE A TATONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIUS ROUSSEL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK LE MOINE, MÉDECIN · CELINE LEMARIE-COLLIN, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE SAMPAOLI-RINAUDO, MÉDECIN · VINCENT TASSO, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DONNAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (INSTINC'TIF COIFFURE · ANNE LISE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL LES 3 EPIS SIMIANAIS · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT-JEROME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PHILIPPE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL · NENETTE ET JUSTIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 6 | BRASSERIE DU COURS · LA PIZZA · LA SIMIANAISE · LADY SUSHI · STOLTZ MICRO-ENTREPRISE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | EL CAMINO EVENTS 8313 · MIMOSA CAFE & GUINGUETTE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE E. LABEILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HC MONTESSORI BILINGUE A TATONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIUS ROUSSEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PATRICK LE MOINE, MÉDECIN · CELINE LEMARIE-COLLIN, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE SAMPAOLI-RINAUDO, MÉDECIN · VINCENT TASSO, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE DONNAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 9 | INSTINC'TIF COIFFURE · ANNE LISE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,437 (2012) → 5,780 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,304 (1990) → 5,780 (2023): 34.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,631, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Simiane-Collongue): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Simiane-Collongue): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Simiane-Collongue): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Simiane-Collongue): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Simiane-Collongue): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MIMET weather station, 5.4 km away at 416 m; the village itself is at 232 m. [10]
The village sits 184 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MIMET, 5.4 km away at 416 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 184 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 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MIMET, 5.4 km away at 416 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
211 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 461,500 € — 4,083 € per m² of built surface. [11]
45 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 277,370 € — 3,756 € per m². [11]
The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13107/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/a4b75a7f-3c9c-3432-9249-899cc4d5e34a— “Le samedi matin, la ville de Simiane-Collongue accueille artisans et commerçants pour faire les dernières courses nécessaires pour le week-end!”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13107/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13107/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13107/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13107
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- 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.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canéjan | 33 | 508 km W | 5,756 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 16 | 484 km NW | 5,682 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 59 | 781 km N | 6,019 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genay | 69 | 278 km N | 5,585 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ternay | 69 | 247 km N | 5,596 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clapiers | 34 | 127 km W | 6,006 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapiers | 34 | 127 km W | 6,006 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ternay | 69 | 247 km N | 5,596 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Genay | 69 | 278 km N | 5,585 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 16 | 484 km NW | 5,682 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canéjan | 33 | 508 km W | 5,756 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 59 | 781 km N | 6,019 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Simiane-Collongue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gréasque | 13 | 8.9 km E | 4,554 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 211 km N | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône | 38 | 244 km N | 6,588 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Buisse | 38 | 212 km N | 3,500 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roquefort-la-Bédoule | 13 | 24 km SE | 5,798 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vals-les-Bains | 07 | 162 km NW | 3,474 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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