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Aix-en-Provence
Metropolis · 13080 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
149 695
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
4 925 €
📈 11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 10.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Aix-en-Provence — Score 47/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (5/100) and a weak rental yield (18/100).
47
💰 Yield18
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability5
🛡️ Safety27
⚡ Energy rating67
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 640 Transactions · Aix-en-Provence
🏢 Apt. /m²
4 925 €
🏡 House /m²
6 346 €
📋 Transactions
1 640
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | 4 518 € | 4 691 € | 4239 | 886 040 |
| Aix-en-Provence | 4 925 € | 6 346 € | 2063 | 149 695 |
| Marseille 13e | 2 504 € | 4 241 € | 829 | 95 112 |
| Marseille 8e | 4 417 € | 7 700 € | 1288 | 84 683 |
| Marseille 15e | 1 500 € | 3 088 € | 569 | 79 161 |
| Marseille 9e | 3 028 € | 5 419 € | 956 | 77 406 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
19.14 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.7 %
⏳ Payback period
21.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
6.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.9 %
🏢 Apartments
79.0 %
20.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
13 159
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
36.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
36.400 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.380 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.000 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.66 %
🏢 CFE
32.87 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
149 695
2023
📐 Area
187.50 km²
798 inh/km²
💶 Median income
25 810 €
📊 Median age
37.8 yrs
39.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.3 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
56 116
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
5 326
+8.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
4 919
💼 Economic density
375
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Aix-en-Provence
À 4.85 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Marseille - Aix-en-Provence
Other hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
11
🏫 Middle schools
14
🎓 High schools
11
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NATIVITE (LA) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE POILUS (BD DES) | public | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE STE MARIE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +4.0 |
| LYCEE ST ELOI (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE SACRE COEUR (LE) | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE STE CATHERINE DE SIENNE | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE CELONY (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE GEORGES DUBY | public | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE EMILE ZOLA (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE PAUL CEZANNE | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE VAUVENARGUES (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.3 %
Average pass rate · 15 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE LA NATIVITE | privé sous contrat | 145.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DE LA CHESNERAIE | privé sous contrat | 137.7 |
| CLG PR LA NATIVITE STE VICTOIRE | privé sous contrat | 137.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE CATHERINE DE SIENNE | privé sous contrat | 136.2 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 135.1 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LE SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 132.3 |
| COLLEGE MIGNET | public | 123.6 |
| COLLEGE CAMPRA | public | 119.8 |
| COLLEGE SAINT EUTROPE | public | 119.6 |
| COLLEGE SOPHIE GERMAIN | public | 117.7 |
| COLLEGE ROCHER DU DRAGON | public | 113.5 |
| COLLEGE CHATEAU DOUBLE | public | 109.5 |
| COLLEGE ARC DE MEYRAN | public | 104.6 |
| COLLEGE JAS DE BOUFFAN | public | 81.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
9
👨⚕️ Health centers
1
💊 Pharmacies
51
🔬 Laboratories
26
🏥 Établissements de santé
259
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
9
💊 Pharmacies
51
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
3594
📋 Commerce
1379
📋 Enseignement
272
🏥 Sante
2397
🚆 Transport
194
⚽ Sport
298
🎭 Culture
163
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 Établissement public | 2 | Office national des forêts (ONF) - Direction territoriale Midi-Méditerranée - Site d'Aix-en-Provence, Agence régionale pour l’amélioration des conditions de travail (Aract) - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| 📋 service public | 2 | Maison Départementale de la Solidarité (MDS) d'Aix-en-Provence, Mairie - Aix-en-Provence |
| 📋 Association d'utilité publique | 1 | Santé au travail Provence - Aix-en-Provence |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 2 195 | 14.70 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +101 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 393 | 9.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 1 309 | 8.70 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 1 109 | 7.40 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 821 | 5.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 719 | 4.80 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 647 | 4.30 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 610 | 4.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +71 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 556 | 6.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 454 | 3.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -19 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 350 | 2.30 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 262 | 1.80 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -18 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 222 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 122 | 0.80 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -20 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 19 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
459 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.9 %
B
1.3 %
C
24.2 %
24.2 %
D
41.2 %
41.2 %
E
21.8 %
21.8 %
F
7.2 %
G
3.5 %
10.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 159 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| université | — |
| immeuble | — |
| immeuble | — |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| hôtel | 1ère moitié 18e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 18e siècle;4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 3e quart 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| fontaine | — |
| hôtel | 2e moitié 17e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effondrements généralisés
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 113 249 analyses · REGIE DES EAUX DU PAYS D'AIX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
113 249
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
276
⚡ Charge points
1767
🚀 Incl. fast charging
117
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Same region, score close to
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Rians
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Éguilles | 6.6 km | 35/100 | 8 479 |
| Ventabren | 6.8 km | 38/100 | 5 839 |
| Cabriès | 9.8 km | 32/100 | 10 240 |
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 10.4 km | 38/100 | 15 381 |
| Saint-Cannat | 10.8 km | 38/100 | 6 097 |
| Le Tholonet | 9.6 km | 40/100 | 2 391 |
| Meyreuil | 10.5 km | 35/100 | 6 747 |
| Gardanne | 11.7 km | 42/100 | 21 597 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Aix-en-Provence
What is the price per m² in Aix-en-Provence? ▶
The median price per m² in Aix-en-Provence is 4 925 €.
What is the rental yield in Aix-en-Provence? ▶
The gross rental yield in Aix-en-Provence is 4.7%.
Is Aix-en-Provence a good real estate investment? ▶
Aix-en-Provence has a ScorCity score of 47/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Aix-en-Provence? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Aix-en-Provence is D.
What are the natural risks in Aix-en-Provence? ▶
14 risks are identified in Aix-en-Provence: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.