Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 57% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vauvenargues has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vauvenargues with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Vauvenargues run below what its ages would predict: 70 per 100 expected, fewer than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 170 deaths in Vauvenargues from 2016 to 2025; there were 185, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Vauvenargues is Chi site D Aix En Provence, 8 mi away. 2 GPs practise locally. Average lifespans in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vauvenargues · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site D Aix En Provence
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site D Aix En Provence
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vauvenargues is a graduates’ town: 53% hold a degree, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Line up the people of Vauvenargues by age and the one in the middle is 50.5.
50.5median age
VauvenarguesBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1989
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1989. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
1989
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Vauvenargues run higher than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €31,100 a year per consumption unit
Vauvenargues holds 200 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 14.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. A tenth of the labour force are out of work.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport9%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Vauvenargues, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vauvenargues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes in Vauvenargues. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.6 violent offenses and 16.2 graded property crimes a year. All told, Vauvenargues had 9 recorded offenses in 2025.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles9
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
88.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 88.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Vauvenargues and 7 more in and around Vauvenargues
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vauvenargues. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vauvenargues
Is Vauvenargues safe?
Vauvenargues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
About Vauvenargues
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vauvenargues is a commune of 1,058 people in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
