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Vitrolles

Vitrolles has 36,612 residents and 16,132 homes, 42% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €3,460/m² over five years, close to the département figure. The median living standard is €22,090 a year. For the average resident, 69 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 13117 · Postcode 13127 · Updated 24 October 2026
36,612residents2022 census
€3,460/m²median price per m²Bouches-du-Rhône : €3,560/m²
28%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
69services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Vitrolles · 20 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Vitrolles: 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 20 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
Avenue de Marseille-Liourat2,061–77%17%7%10.4%41%83
Les Pommiers-Bosquet1,618€18,18025%67%11%17.6%11%95
Les Pins3,083€13,9101%95%7%30.4%8%96
Liourat1,724€17,74041%41%6%15.8%21%85
La Plaine1,834€21,30064%32%8%15.2%5%97
Les Plantiers1,709€21,25076%3%24%10.1%11%88
Hermès1,978€19,70056%24%17%10.3%7%106
Le Village2,142€24,44061%22%12%12.4%1%83
Cadenières2,214–89%0%10%6.8%12%44
Le Grenadier2,948€26,79073%7%5%9.6%100%0
La Bastide Blanche-Le Griffon369–44%0%15%22.4%35%77
Les Plateaux Collet Rouge Montvallon109–71%0%9%6.3%75%1
Les Pinchinades1,683€26,65088%7%8%9.2%39%72
La Ferme de Croze2,761€23,04058%24%6%9.5%15%82
Les Boues Rouges1,536€26,10075%7%6%8.0%93%1
L'Agneau-Vignette-La Gare-Couperigne3,552€23,20054%12%6%9.8%35%39
L'Anjoly85–100%0%2%0.0%13%32
Estroublans659–5%80%3%24.4%5%73
La Frescoule2,080€21,41053%32%3%17.5%22%84
La Tuilière2,465€20,50047%43%5%15.8%14%89

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.

36,612 residents and 14,876 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

21%
aged under 15
17%
aged 15–29
24%
aged 60 and over
30%
of households are people living alone
30%
of households are couples with children
16%
of households are single-parent families

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

Homes.

16,132 homes, 93% of them main residences, with 3.8 rooms on average.

42%
of homes are houses
57%
of households own their home
27%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
1%
second homes
6%
empty homes
89%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19192%
1919–19451%
1946–197013%
1971–199059%
1991–200513%
2006–201912%

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

Property prices.

1,875 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,460/m²median price, houses and flatsBouches-du-Rhône : €3,560/m²
€2,920/m²flats1,089 sales
€3,880/m²houses786 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 €22,090 a year in 2021.

€22,090median living standard a year2021
17.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€11,710the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€35,700the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
13.0%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
30%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
9%
managers and professionals among over-15s
26%
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 homes623.8 per 1,000−25%
Thefts from people without violence2727.4 per 1,000+3%
Violent thefts without a weapon190.5 per 1,000−41%
Physical violence outside the family1123.1 per 1,000+14%
Domestic physical violence1213.3 per 1,000+11%
Sexual violence401.1 per 1,000+21%
Vehicle thefts2085.7 per 1,000+23%
Thefts from vehicles2266.2 per 1,000−10%
Thefts of vehicle parts1814.9 per 1,000−30%
Deliberate damage and vandalism45612.4 per 1,000−9%
Fraud and payment card fraud2336.3 per 1,000+29%

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, 23 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 1.8 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries2
Pharmacies4
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars1
Restaurants3
Parks and gardens4
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches27
Gyms and sports halls4
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops40
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

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

11.5GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 12.9
13pharmacieson 1 January 2025
30food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners42
Dentists34
Nurses58
Physiotherapists57
Pharmacies13
Group health centres2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets10
Convenience stores and grocers20
Bakeries27
Butchers8
Petrol stations7
EV charging stations22
Post offices and postal points3
Banks7
France services centres1
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants158
Hairdressers54
Nurseries13
Swimming pools3
Sports halls6
Gyms4
Cinemas2
Libraries2

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 Vitrolles, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingflash flooding, coastal flooding
Ground movementrockfalls, landslides, coastal erosion, clay shrinkage and swellingprevention plan
Earthquake
Forest fireprevention plan
Transport of hazardous goods
19natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
March 2023latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)
Yesindustrial-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Drought (clay shrinkage)9
Floods and mudflows8
Storms and cyclones1
Ground movement1

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.

28 primary and nursery schools, 6 collèges and 5 lycées are open here, 37 of them state schools.

ASSOCIATION M2S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLLower secondary (collège) · private
Collège Camille ClaudelLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Henri BoscoLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Henri FabreLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège Simone de BeauvoirLower secondary (collège) · state
Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Henri BoscoLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle Anne SylvestreNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Francine Claret MateosNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Frédéric MistralNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Georges LapierreNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Jean de La FontaineNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Jean-Jacques RousseauNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle La ConqueNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Les PinchinadesNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Lucie AubracNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Martine MorinNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Plan de La CourNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle PrairialNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle RaimuNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Robert BadinterNursery school · state
Ecole élémentaire RaimuPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Anne SylvestrePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Francine Claret MateosPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Jean de La FontainePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Jean-Jacques RousseauPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire La ConquePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Les PinchinadesPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Lucie AubracPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Martine MorinPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Pablo PicassoPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Plan de La CourPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire PrairialPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Robert BadinterPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Victor MartinPrimary school · state
Lycée polyvalent CaucadisUpper secondary (lycée) · private
Lycée polyvalent Jean MonnetUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Lycée polyvalent Pierre Mendès-FranceUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée polyvalent Jean MonnetUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée polyvalent Pierre Mendès FranceUpper secondary (lycée) · state

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Vitrolles, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tour Sarrazine (Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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Tour Sarrazine (Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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360° Panorama of Étang de Berre (Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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360° Panorama of Étang de Berre (Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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Panorama of Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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Panorama of Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
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Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.