Vernègues’s strongest subject is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Homes go for a median €3,959/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Vernègues 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 Vernègues 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 Vernègues.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Vernègues costs more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €17.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Vernègues from July 2023 to June 2026: 60 houses and apartments. Houses were 97% of what sold. House rents are put at about €14.50/m² a month.
€3,959/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vernègues€3,959/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,959/m²
58
€17.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.84 to €21.62/m² a month)
10.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.50/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 Vernègues run below what its ages would predict: 66 per 100 expected, fewer than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Vernègues. In Bouches-du-Rhône, women can expect to live 86 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 71 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 107: 34% below.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vernègues · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital du Pays Salonais
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 21% of Vernègues, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 41% of adults. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%.
41.4median age
VernèguesBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
Schools
Exam results around Vernègues trail 79% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Vernègues, 88.0% passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (85.2%). General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer commuters in Vernègues walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%
Jobs based in Vernègues number 300, against 1,100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,960 a year per consumption unit, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€27,430) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 7.2% of the labour force are out of work.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Vernègues, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,960
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 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Vernègues: 2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vernègues is Temple de la Maison-Basse dit de Château-Bas. This Bouches-du-Rhône town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (6.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vernègues
Is Vernègues safe?
Vernègues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vernègues good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vernègues expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vernègues grades D− for cost of living.
About Vernègues
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vernègues is a commune of 2,166 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.
