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Venelles

Venelles has 8,420 residents and 4,049 homes, 70% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €4,870/m² over five years, 37% above the département figure. The median living standard is €29,240 a year. For the average resident, 31 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 13113 · Postcode 13770 · Updated 24 October 2026
8,420residents2022 census
€4,870/m²median price per m²Bouches-du-Rhône : €3,560/m²
22%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
31services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Venelles · 3 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Venelles: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 3 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Les Logissons936€28,57078%0%11%7.4%66%28
Les Faurys2,824€32,40077%6%11%5.7%41%17
Centre Urbain4,660€27,41065%6%13%7.6%1%40

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

8,420 residents and 3,781 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%
aged under 15
13%
aged 15–29
32%
aged 60 and over
31%
of households are people living alone
28%
of households are couples with children
9%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

4,049 homes, 94% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

70%
of homes are houses
70%
of households own their home
6%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
5%
empty homes
94%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19194%
1919–19451%
1946–197010%
1971–199049%
1991–200524%
2006–201912%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

463 house and flat sales over five years.

€4,870/m²median price, houses and flatsBouches-du-Rhône : €3,560/m²
€4,750/m²flats174 sales
€4,960/m²houses289 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €29,240 a year in 2021.

€29,240median living standard a year2021
6.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€16,120the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€51,110the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
7.0%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
53%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
19%
managers and professionals among over-15s
34%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes225.4 per 1,000−12%
Thefts from people without violence425.0 per 1,000−7%
Violent thefts without a weapon00.0 per 1,000–
Physical violence outside the family101.2 per 1,000+25%
Domestic physical violence182.1 per 1,000+260%
Sexual violence151.8 per 1,000+36%
Vehicle thefts101.2 per 1,000+67%
Thefts from vehicles323.8 per 1,000+88%
Thefts of vehicle parts50.6 per 1,000−75%
Deliberate damage and vandalism556.5 per 1,000−5%
Fraud and payment card fraud526.2 per 1,000−32%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. For the average resident, 15 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 6.8 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries1
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars3
Restaurants2
Parks and gardens1
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports halls2
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops26
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Venelles on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

15.4GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 12.9
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
9food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners13
Dentists19
Nurses14
Physiotherapists45
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets2
Convenience stores and grocers7
Bakeries10
Butchers6
Petrol stations2
EV charging stations1
Post offices and postal points1
Banks7
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants39
Hairdressers17
Nurseries6
Swimming pools1
Sports halls1
Gyms1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Venelles, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movementcollapse of old quarries, rockfalls, landslides, clay shrinkage and swellingprevention plan
Earthquakeprevention plan
Forest fire
Transport of hazardous goods
20natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
April 2023latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Drought (clay shrinkage)11
Floods and mudflows8
Storms and cyclones1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

5 primary and nursery schools, 0 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 5 of them state schools.

Ecole maternelle CentreNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle du MailNursery school · state
Ecole élémentaire Marcel PagnolPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Maurice PlantierPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire des CabassolsPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.