Ventabren’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add schools to its strengths (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #15 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly three fifths of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ventabren 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ventabren.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Ventabren sells for €5,216/m², more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Ventabren: €5,475/m² for houses, €4,658/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €18.14/m² a month, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 204 houses and apartments.
€5,216/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ventabren€5,216/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,475/m²
154
Apartments
€4,658/m²
50
€18.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.96 to €23.56/m² a month)
14.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Ventabren run below what its ages would predict: 67 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.
In Bouches-du-Rhône, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 447 residents of Ventabren died, against 576 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ventabren is Chi site D Aix En Provence, 7.3 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Ventabren · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site D Aix En Provence
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite Catholique de Provence L Etoile
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Ventabren is better off than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €37,490 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Ventabren: 900, for 2,500 residents in work (0.4 each). Unemployment runs at 8.8%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
900
jobs based in Ventabren, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Ventabren hold a degree than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 56%
15% are under 15, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.
50.4median age
VentabrenBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education56%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. 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
Safety
Ventabren ranks above 66% of compared French towns for crime per resident
More of the graded crimes in Ventabren were theft from vehicles than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 103 offenses locally in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.4 violent offenses and 19.6 graded property crimes a year.
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles31
Burglary22
Criminal damage20
Family violence18
Other physical violence7
Vehicle theft5
Fraud54
Theft without violence36
Drug use6
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
103
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.5%
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 · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ventabren is Aqueduc de Roquefavour (également sur commune d'Aix-en-Provence). On the Culture ministry’s list, Ventabren counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 9th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ventabren
Is Ventabren safe?
It grades C for safety, #50 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ventabren good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #3 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ventabren expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ventabren grades D− for cost of living.
About Ventabren
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ventabren is a commune of 5,839 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.
