Aix-en-Provence grades B− overall, better than 48% of compared French towns. It ranks #28 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too: an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 23.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is walkability (A): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Aix-en-Provence 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Hôtel d'Espagnet ou Maurel de Pontevès · Classé · Photo: Patrick from Compiègne, France · CC BY-SA 2.0
Aix-en-Provence’s story
Aix-en-Provence in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 161 historic monuments in Aix-en-Provence: 68 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 87 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 11 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 87% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1964.
1840First protected: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur
1964The protected historic area is created
2025Most recently protected: Domaine de la Bastide de Montrobert
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aix-en-Provence.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Aix-en-Provence than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Aix-en-Provence sell for €4,840/m², houses for €6,212/m². The middle sale price: €5,000/m², higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5,837 homes in the town.
€5,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aix-en-Provence€5,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,212/m²
931
Apartments
€4,840/m²
4,906
€19.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.92 to €24.55/m² a month)
13.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.67/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
30.7% of commuters in Aix-en-Provence go to work without a car, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 11.2%, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €29,010 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Aix-en-Provence number 105,850, against 65,000 residents in work (1.6 per worker).
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
Public transport17%
On foot11%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
105,850
jobs based in Aix-en-Provence, 1.6 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1964, and 161 historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Aix-en-Provence counts 11 protected monuments, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (1.5) and compared French towns (2.5). Since 1964, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments here is Aqueduc gallo-romain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Aix-en-Provence records more crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns
The police record for Aix-en-Provence lists 4,526 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,408
Theft from vehicles721
Other physical violence639
Vehicle theft608
Burglary556
Family violence353
Sexual violence222
Armed robbery19
Theft without violence2,185
Fraud1,312
Drug use1,118
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,526
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
90.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Aix-en-Provence, 97.2% passed the bac, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #14 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Aix-en-Provence, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
220 GPs practise in Aix-en-Provence. Life expectancy in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 12,023 residents of Aix-en-Provence died, against 13,708 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
220
GPs in Aix-en-Provence · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site D Aix En Provence
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site D Aix En Provence
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Aix-en-Provence skews young, with 19% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 53% of adults. 13% are under 15, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents.
38.2median age
Aix-en-ProvenceBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 161 historic monuments in Aix-en-Provence: 68 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 87 inscrit (the second level).
Paul Cézanne: Unknown; Cézanne was born in 1839 and died in 1906, Public domain · Joseph Pitton de Tournefort: Ambroise Tardieu (1788–1841), Public domain · Michel Adanson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Henri Michel: Panini, Public domain · Arnaud Clément: Qiyuan Li from Beijing, China, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hélène Grimaud: Nicolas Richoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aix-en-Provence’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aix-en-Provence
Is Aix-en-Provence safe?
It grades C− for safety, #70 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 556 burglaries and 1,408 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aix-en-Provence good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #14 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 60 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Célony in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aix-en-Provence expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aix-en-Provence grades D− for cost of living.
About Aix-en-Provence
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-en-Provence is a commune of 149,695 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.
