Venelles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Venelles (INSEE 13113) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 8,418 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/13113-venelles
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 2,910 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.6 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PH.SECOND-MEILLEUR OUVRIER DE FRANCE · AU FEU DE BOIS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LAVARENNE · DELICES). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (D.S E · LES ROTISSOIRES PROVENCALES · LA BLONDE D'AQUITAINE · LES 2 COMPERES · BOUCHERIE DES CAPUCINES). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U EXPRESS · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · ALDI MARCHE · BAMBU · PEPPINO AUTOMATIC). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (DELVIL SA · LOGEVE). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (PIZZA PATRICK · FLAMBEE DU LUBERON · ENJOY SUSHI · MILANO PIZZA · LE JADE D'ASIE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (L'ABBAYE · MO'S). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU MAIL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES CABASSOLS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE PLANTIER). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PIERRE JUANEDA, MÉDECIN · KARINE GIRAUDON-VAN DORPE, MÉDECIN · ANNE DEROUET, MÉDECIN · LEA FERRERI, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN GROFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES SENTEURS · SELAS PHARMACIE DES LOGISSONS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ETINCELLE PÔLE CULTUREL L'ETINCELLE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS MAURICE DAUGE). [3]
6 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE · VENELLES BEGUDE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE EPARGNE CEPAC · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (AU SALON AIX'THETIQUE COIFFURE;COIFFURE AU SALON · JEAN-LOUIS DAVID · SRS · FASCINATION COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL B&B AIX EN PROVENCE - VENELLES · LA BASTIDE DE VENELLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | PH.SECOND-MEILLEUR OUVRIER DE FRANCE · AU FEU DE BOIS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LAVARENNE · DELICES | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | D.S E · LES ROTISSOIRES PROVENCALES · LA BLONDE D'AQUITAINE · LES 2 COMPERES · BOUCHERIE DES CAPUCINES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | U EXPRESS · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · ALDI MARCHE · BAMBU · PEPPINO AUTOMATIC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | DELVIL SA · LOGEVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | PIZZA PATRICK · FLAMBEE DU LUBERON · ENJOY SUSHI · MILANO PIZZA · LE JADE D'ASIE | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | L'ABBAYE · MO'S | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU MAIL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES CABASSOLS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE PLANTIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | JEAN-PIERRE JUANEDA, MÉDECIN · KARINE GIRAUDON-VAN DORPE, MÉDECIN · ANNE DEROUET, MÉDECIN · LEA FERRERI, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN GROFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES SENTEURS · SELAS PHARMACIE DES LOGISSONS | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ETINCELLE PÔLE CULTUREL L'ETINCELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | PARC DES SPORTS MAURICE DAUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | SOCIETE GENERALE · VENELLES BEGUDE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE EPARGNE CEPAC · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | AU SALON AIX'THETIQUE COIFFURE;COIFFURE AU SALON · JEAN-LOUIS DAVID · SRS · FASCINATION COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL B&B AIX EN PROVENCE - VENELLES · LA BASTIDE DE VENELLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 8,278 (2012) → 8,418 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,046 (1990) → 8,418 (2023): 19.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,068, of which 1.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Venelles): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Venelles): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Venelles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Venelles): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Venelles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MEYRARGUES weather station, 5.4 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 362 m. [9]
The village sits 152 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MEYRARGUES, 5.4 km away at 210 m, over 10 summers. [9]
That station sits 152 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 635 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE-PUY-STE-REPA, 5.6 km away at 277 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignan | 34 | 139 km W | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vif | 38 | 163 km N | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Hirson | 02 | 711 km N | 8,469 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 726 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Privas | 07 | 145 km NW | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 813 km N | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignan | 34 | 139 km W | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Privas | 07 | 145 km NW | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vif | 38 | 163 km N | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Hirson | 02 | 711 km N | 8,469 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 726 km NW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 813 km N | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · 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 Venelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meximieux | 01 | 258 km N | 8,247 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabriès | 13 | 19 km SW | 10,240 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montluel | 01 | 253 km N | 6,895 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beynost | 01 | 252 km N | 5,198 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Claix | 38 | 170 km N | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ventabren | 13 | 17 km SW | 5,839 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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