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Les Pinchinades

Les Pinchinades is an IRIS neighbourhood of 1,683 residents, defined by Insee within Vitrolles. 20% of homes are flats and 88% of households own their home. The median living standard here is €26,650 a year. 72 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk, and 39% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

IRIS 131170202 · residential neighbourhood · 79 ha · Updated 24 October 2026
1,683residents2022 census
€26,650median living standardVitrolles : €22,090
39%green space within 500 mneighbourhood centre
72services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood centre
Les Pinchinades in VitrollesLes Pinchinades highlighted; other neighbourhoods in grey
Map of Vitrolles neighbourhoods with Les Pinchinades highlighted

Source: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

1,683 residents and 669 households at the 2022 census, next to the commune figure.

20%
aged under 15
13%
aged 15–29
26%
aged 60 and over
21%
of households are people living alone
35%
of households are couples with children
14%
of households are single-parent families

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

Homes.

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

80%
of homes are houses
88%
of households own their home
7%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
1%
second homes
5%
empty homes
96%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19190%
1919–19450%
1946–19701%
1971–199091%
1991–20055%
2006–20191%

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

Property prices.

1,875 house and flat sales over five years, across the whole commune.

€3,460/m²median price, houses and flatsVitrolles : €3,460/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 €26,650 a year in 2021 (Vitrolles: €22,090).

€26,650median living standard a year2021
5.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€16,750the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€40,010the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
9.2%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
38%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
15%
managers and professionals among over-15s
32%
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 across the whole commune, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateVitrollesChange
Burglaries of homes623.8 per 1,0003.8 per 1,000−25%
Thefts from people without violence2727.4 per 1,0007.4 per 1,000+3%
Violent thefts without a weapon190.5 per 1,0000.5 per 1,000−41%
Physical violence outside the family1123.1 per 1,0003.1 per 1,000+14%
Domestic physical violence1213.3 per 1,0003.3 per 1,000+11%
Sexual violence401.1 per 1,0001.1 per 1,000+21%
Vehicle thefts2085.7 per 1,0005.7 per 1,000+23%
Thefts from vehicles2266.2 per 1,0006.2 per 1,000−10%
Thefts of vehicle parts1814.9 per 1,0004.9 per 1,000−30%
Deliberate damage and vandalism45612.4 per 1,00012.4 per 1,000−9%
Fraud and payment card fraud2336.3 per 1,0006.3 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 centre of the neighbourhood. 21 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 3.2 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries2
Pharmacies2
Doctors4
Dentists1
Cafés and bars0
Restaurants7
Parks and gardens3
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports halls2
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops31
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Figures for the whole commune of Vitrolles: major hazards listed by the State, 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

Nearest schools.

In a straight line from the centre of the neighbourhood.

Ecole maternelle La ConqueNursery school · state360 m
Ecole élémentaire La ConquePrimary school · state390 m
Collège Simone de BeauvoirLower secondary (collège) · state440 m
Ecole maternelle Les PinchinadesNursery school · state570 m
ASSOCIATION M2S ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLLower secondary (collège) · private600 m
Ecole élémentaire Les PinchinadesPrimary school · state620 m

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules.

Other neighbourhoods.