Vitrolles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vitrolles (INSEE 13117) is in Bouches-du-Rhône (13), part of Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. Population 36,758 (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/13117-vitrolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 73/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 58 % of the 624 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 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.84 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.65 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.71 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.38 |
| 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]
19 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE FONTBLANCHE). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (S.V.F · BOUCHERIE LES ARCADES · GRAND FRAIS · SLIMANI BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
14 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES QUATRE SAISONS · PERSO SOPRODIS · LA PASSERELLE · CANDY SHOP · SARL ALIMENTATION DU 8 MAI 1945). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · BELVIDIS · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE KALYPSO). [3,4]
109 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · BRASSERIE DU CINEMA · AN NAM · BRASSERIE K · MC DONALD S). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC DU ROND POINT · LE COMPTOIR). [4]
14 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOL MATE PLAN DE LA COUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOL MATE MISTRAL (FREDERIC) · ECOL MATE PINCHINADES (LES)). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE F.CLARET MATEOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR MARTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PINCHINADES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT BADINTER). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATION M2S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL · COLLEGE CAMILLE CLAUDEL · COLLEGE HENRI FABRE · COLLEGE HENRI BOSCO · COLLEGE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR). [3]
42 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BEATRICE ARNAUD PINEAUD, MÉDECIN · REMY JEANNIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE AOUSTIN, MÉDECIN · NOEMIE BENATTAR, MÉDECIN · OUAHIBA BENCHOUFI-DJELLOUADJI, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BESSON · PHARMACIE MESDJIAN · SELAS PHARMACIE SADMI LEDE · SELAS PHARMACIE BERTRAND · SELARL PHARMACIE CHAIX). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (VITROLLES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE GEORGES BRASSENS · MEDIATHEQUE LA PASSERELLE). [3]
2 × Cinema (LES LUMIERES · CGR VITROLLES). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC CARPENTIER · GYMNASE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE RAY GRASSI · COSEC MAURICE PIOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES MARETTES). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LES RIVES DE L'ETANG · SG - VITROLLES (01276) · BNP PARIBAS · VITROLLES LIOURAT). [3]
47 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · FRANCK PROVOST · PATRICE COIFFURE · CICCOPIEDI ROSA · NEW HAIR COLOR). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
12 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN MARSEILLE AEROPORT · IBIS BUDGET AEROPORT MARSEILLE PROVENCE · HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · GREET HOTEL · IBIS BUDGET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MARINA PLAGE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 49 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 19 | LE FOURNIL DE FONTBLANCHE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | S.V.F · BOUCHERIE LES ARCADES · GRAND FRAIS · SLIMANI BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 14 | LES QUATRE SAISONS · PERSO SOPRODIS · LA PASSERELLE · CANDY SHOP · SARL ALIMENTATION DU 8 MAI 1945 | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · BELVIDIS · ACTION | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE KALYPSO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 109 | FLUNCH · BRASSERIE DU CINEMA · AN NAM · BRASSERIE K · MC DONALD S | INSEE BPE 109 / INSEE SIRENE 226 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR TABAC DU ROND POINT · LE COMPTOIR | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 14 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC · ECOL MATE PLAN DE LA COUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOL MATE MISTRAL (FREDERIC) · ECOL MATE PINCHINADES (LES) | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE F.CLARET MATEOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR MARTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PINCHINADES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT BADINTER | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATION M2S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL · COLLEGE CAMILLE CLAUDEL · COLLEGE HENRI FABRE · COLLEGE HENRI BOSCO · COLLEGE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 42 | BEATRICE ARNAUD PINEAUD, MÉDECIN · REMY JEANNIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE AOUSTIN, MÉDECIN · NOEMIE BENATTAR, MÉDECIN · OUAHIBA BENCHOUFI-DJELLOUADJI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 42 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE BESSON · PHARMACIE MESDJIAN · SELAS PHARMACIE SADMI LEDE · SELAS PHARMACIE BERTRAND · SELARL PHARMACIE CHAIX | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | VITROLLES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE GEORGES BRASSENS · MEDIATHEQUE LA PASSERELLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LES LUMIERES · CGR VITROLLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COSEC CARPENTIER · GYMNASE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE RAY GRASSI · COSEC MAURICE PIOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DES MARETTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LES RIVES DE L'ETANG · SG - VITROLLES (01276) · BNP PARIBAS · VITROLLES LIOURAT | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 47 | ESPACE COIFFURE · FRANCK PROVOST · PATRICE COIFFURE · CICCOPIEDI ROSA · NEW HAIR COLOR | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 71 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 12 | BEST WESTERN MARSEILLE AEROPORT · IBIS BUDGET AEROPORT MARSEILLE PROVENCE · HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · GREET HOTEL · IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MARINA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday (seasonal). [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 34,843 (2012) → 36,758 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 35,397 (1990) → 36,758 (2023): 3.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 16,208, of which 1.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitrolles): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vitrolles): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Vitrolles): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vitrolles): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vitrolles): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARIGNANE weather station, 3.3 km away at 6 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [11]
The village sits 78 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARIGNANE, 3.3 km away at 6 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 78 m below 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 522 mm of rain a year, spread over 53 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARIGNANE, 3.3 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
817 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 345,000 € — 3,820 € per m² of built surface. [12]
1,119 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 173,000 € — 2,821 € per m². [12]
The median across Bouches-du-Rhône is 3,856 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/778d93c5-1db0-31b9-aa89-12efb2333f17— “Petit marché tous les mercredis à la Place de l'Aire au Vieux Village”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/58/b54b86e5-791a-394a-8228-a4862ec650d4— “Marché hebdomadaire - Toute l'année, tous les mardis et dimanches de 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 13117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 13117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Possession | 974 | 8,793 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 628 km N | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 233 km N | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 286 km N | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 668 km N | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 501 km N | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 233 km N | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 286 km N | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 501 km N | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 628 km N | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 668 km N | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Possession | 974 | 8,793 km SE | 36,568 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Vitrolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienne | 38 | 233 km N | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cahors | 46 | 325 km W | 20,050 | 76.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 297 km W | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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