Jobs & income is its strong suit — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #23 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 51% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B− for schools.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Allauch 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.
Église Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Alexandre Viollet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Beauvois et vestiges du château: Photo: Patrick Rouzet · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allauch.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Allauch sells for €4,475/m², more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
€4,475/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €16.88/m² a month, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses in Allauch sell for €4,807/m² and apartments for €3,716/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €17.05/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Allauch€4,475/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,807/m²
368
Apartments
€3,716/m²
195
€16.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.25 to €21.51/m² a month)
12.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.05/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−
Incomes in Allauch run higher than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €30,900 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7.4%, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 2.8% of Allauch’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
3,950
jobs based in Allauch, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Allauch run below what its ages would predict: 83 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,103 residents of Allauch died, against 2,295 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Bouches-du-Rhône is 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 33 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
33
GPs in Allauch · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Aphm Antenne Smur site du Hia Laveran
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Marseille Beauregard Vert Coteau
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Allauch hold a degree than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 44%
47.9median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Allauch are older than 47.9.
AllauchBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Allauch has 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.6% of the total, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (6.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Allauch has less crime per resident than 55% of compared French towns
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.2 violent offenses and 16.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. All told, Allauch had 446 recorded offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage176
Burglary71
Family violence55
Vehicle theft51
Theft from vehicles49
Other physical violence29
Sexual violence15
Fraud146
Theft without violence83
Drug use12
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.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
446
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
82.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 2.9 points below the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 147 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Allauch, 94.5% passed the bac, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #56 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Allauch is a commune of 21,443 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
Population
21,443 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
19.5 sq mi (50.4 km²)
INSEE code
13002
Allauch’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 Allauch
Is Allauch safe?
It grades B for safety, #29 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 71 burglaries and 176 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Allauch good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #56 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. 98% of 239 candidates passed the bac at Lycée régional Monte-Cristo in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Allauch expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Allauch grades D− for cost of living.
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.
