The average price per m² in Le Vieux Village (Vitrolles) is 3 234 €/m² for an apartment, within a range of 2,2 to 4,1 k€ per m², based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. Over the period, the market rose 11 % over 5 years and fell 24,5 % over the last 12 months, with about 13 transactions per year.
The Vieux Village of Vitrolles, terraced at the foot of the rock and its Saracen tower.
Apartments in the Le Vieux Village district, in Vitrolles, sell at an average price of around 3 234 €/m², based on actual recorded prices (DVF transactions). Between 2 232 and 4 130 €/m² covers half of the sales, the gap depending on the type of property, the condition, the period character and the view over the lagoon. Five-year change: +11 %.
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary, aggregated at district level using the IRIS zoning of INSEE. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
After 2 925 €/m² in 2021, the average price in the Le Vieux Village district of Vitrolles reaches 3 234 €/m² in 2026, roughly +11 % over the period.
The local shops of the village are complemented by those of the centre of Vitrolles.
The rock, the Saracen tower, the Notre-Dame-de-Vie chapel and the remains of the fortifications shape the district.
A branch of the town hall and local services cover the residents of the village.
The Vieux Village, the historic heart of Vitrolles at the foot of the rock. Google Maps.
The Vieux Village is the historic heart of Vitrolles, in the north-west of the municipality. It rises in terraces at the foot of the rock, a pink limestone knoll that looks out over the Étang de Berre. The site served as a refuge and a lookout from the early centuries, before a fortified village grew there.
The rock carries the Saracen tower, dated to the eleventh century, listed on the inventory of historic monuments since 1929 and taken up on the arms of the municipality, along with the Notre-Dame-de-Vie chapel, reached by a staircase cut into the rock. The village has kept remains of its fortifications and its gates. A branch of the town hall is based there.
On the market, Le Vieux Village sits at 3 234 €/m², slightly above the Vitrolles average of 3 100 €/m². Volume is limited, at around 13 sales a year, on a very varied stock of older buildings: the fall of about 24 % recorded over twelve months reflects that shallow market rather than an underlying decline. Parking is constrained there, which weighs on some properties.
The Vieux Village attracts buyers drawn to the character of the older building stock and to the view over the Étang de Berre, along with families looking for a village house. Demand covers a limited and highly varied stock, where the condition, the period character and access to parking create wide price gaps from one property to another.
The average price in Le Vieux Village is 3 234 €/m² for an apartment (actual DVF transactions, notarised sales), within a range of 2 232 to 4 130 €/m² depending on the building, the floor and the condition.
The Vieux Village occupies the north-west of the municipality, in terraces at the foot of the pink limestone rock that looks out over the Étang de Berre, topped by the Saracen tower and the Notre-Dame-de-Vie chapel.
Le Vieux Village sits at 3 234 €/m², slightly above the Vitrolles average. With around 13 sales a year on a varied stock of older buildings, the gaps between properties are wide and the average varies appreciably from one year to the next.
The area is made up of village houses and apartments in older buildings. It suits buyers looking for period character and a view, accepting the parking constraints inherent to a perched village.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).