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Martigues
Large city · 13117 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
48 298
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 917 €
📈 7% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 1.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Martigues — Score 57/100.
57
💰 Yield46
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability19
🛡️ Safety13
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 341 Transactions · Martigues
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 917 €
🏡 House /m²
4 042 €
📋 Transactions
341
📈 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
15.5 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.4 %
⏳ Payback period
15.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
6.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.5 %
🏢 Apartments
60.2 %
39.0 % 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
6 429
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.
41.010 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
44.350 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.320 %
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
20.32 %
🏢 CFE
0.75 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
48 298
2023
📐 Area
72.61 km²
665 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 570 €
📊 Median age
43.7 yrs
33.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.7 %
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.
18.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
9 701
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
948
+20.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
789
💼 Economic density
201
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Martigues
À 1.86 km · Segment C
🏙️ 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
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
5
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE POLYVALENT JEAN LURCAT (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE PAUL LANGEVIN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 91.0 % | — | -3.0 |
🎯 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.
80.7 %
Average pass rate · 5 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 GERARD PHILIPE | public | 103.7 |
| COLLEGE HONORE DAUMIER | public | 92.1 |
| COLLEGE HENRI WALLON | public | 90.8 |
| COLLEGE MARCEL PAGNOL | public | 85.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
16
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
68
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
6
💊 Pharmacies
16
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1001
📋 Commerce
269
📋 Enseignement
50
🏥 Sante
542
🚆 Transport
71
⚽ Sport
113
🎭 Culture
35
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 2 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 2 | Agence France Travail MARTIGUES, Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) des Bouches-du-Rhône - accueil de Martigues |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 527 | 10.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +51 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 428 | 8.90 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +22 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 415 | 8.60 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +65 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 402 | 8.30 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 289 | 6.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +150 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 282 | 10.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +44 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 224 | 4.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 199 | 4.10 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 172 | 3.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 157 | 3.30 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -61 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 109 | 2.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 80 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 63 | 1.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -41 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 34 | 0.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 9 | 0.20 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
110 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
45.5 %
45.5 %
B
0.0 %
C
6.4 %
D
28.2 %
28.2 %
E
18.2 %
18.2 %
F
1.8 %
G
0.0 %
1.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 2e moitié 16e siècle |
| fort | — |
| chapelle | — |
| site archéologique | Préhistoire |
| église | 17e siècle |
| château | — |
| école maternelle | 3e quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 16 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet de surpression
Effet thermique
Effet toxique
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Recul du trait de côte et de falaises
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 20 204 analyses · AMP REGIE PAYS DE MARTIGUES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
20 204
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
72
⚡ Charge points
333
🚀 Incl. fast charging
44
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port-de-Bouc | 5.5 km | 54/100 | 15 802 |
| Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts | 8.4 km | 32/100 | 6 175 |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 7.0 km | 33/100 | 7 574 |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 8.2 km | 52/100 | 18 455 |
| Carry-le-Rouet | 10.1 km | 31/100 | 5 702 |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne | 12.0 km | 37/100 | 5 757 |
| Saint-Chamas | 17.7 km | 41/100 | 8 676 |
| Berre-l'Étang | 15.7 km | 53/100 | 13 832 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Martigues
What is the price per m² in Martigues? ▶
The median price per m² in Martigues is 2 917 €.
What is the rental yield in Martigues? ▶
The gross rental yield in Martigues is 6.4%.
Is Martigues a good real estate investment? ▶
Martigues has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Martigues? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Martigues is A.
What are the natural risks in Martigues? ▶
16 risks are identified in Martigues: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet de surpression.