Vauvenargues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vauvenargues (INSEE 13111) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 1,058 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/13111-vauvenargues
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 13,986 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JIM'S BAKERY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE COUSCOUSSIER · BARBOSA ARIANE · LE PETIT GARDE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MORALISTE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC JACQUOT, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BARRANDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SCHERB JEAN CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL SAINTE VICTOIRE VAUVENARGUES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | JIM'S BAKERY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LE COUSCOUSSIER · BARBOSA ARIANE · LE PETIT GARDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MORALISTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ERIC JACQUOT, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BARRANDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SCHERB JEAN CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL SAINTE VICTOIRE VAUVENARGUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE 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
Population 1,034 (2012) → 1,058 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 674 (1990) → 1,058 (2023): 57 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 523, of which 8.6 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vauvenargues): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vauvenargues): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vauvenargues): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauneuf-le-Rouge): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vauvenargues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VAUVENARGUES weather station, 6.5 km away at 565 m; the village itself is at 406 m. [10]
The village sits 159 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAUVENARGUES, 6.5 km away at 565 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 159 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 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 66 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VAUVENARGUES, 6.5 km away at 565 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13111/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13111/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13111/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13111/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13111
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domjean | 50 | 790 km NW | 999 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléden-Poher | 29 | 885 km NW | 1,130 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 377 km N | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 725 km NW | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosiers-d'Égletons | 19 | 350 km NW | 1,083 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceyzérieu | 01 | 254 km N | 1,064 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceyzérieu | 01 | 254 km N | 1,064 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rosiers-d'Égletons | 19 | 350 km NW | 1,083 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 377 km N | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 725 km NW | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domjean | 50 | 790 km NW | 999 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléden-Poher | 29 | 885 km NW | 1,130 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · 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 Vauvenargues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasteau | 84 | 90 km NW | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussas | 07 | 148 km NW | 1,145 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beausemblant | 26 | 195 km N | 1,475 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | 07 | 149 km NW | 1,045 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entrechaux | 84 | 83 km NW | 1,177 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poët-Laval | 26 | 118 km NW | 954 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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