A tough set of grades. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C− overall, Aubagne is better than 18% of compared French towns. That places it #60 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Its best grade is for walkability — 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D): an average of 10.8 recorded violent incidents and 23.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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 Aubagne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubagne.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Aubagne sell for €3,065/m² at the median, against €3,824/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.44/m² a month, close to Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Aubagne: €4,563/m² for houses, €2,742/m² for apartments. A house rents for an estimated €17.64/m² a month.
€3,065/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aubagne€3,065/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,563/m²
446
Apartments
€2,742/m²
975
€15.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.19 to €19.56/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.64/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
Safety
Crime per resident in Aubagne runs higher than in 90% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 1,683 offenses in Aubagne. With 28,900 jobs for 18,850 working residents, Aubagne draws people in from neighbouring communes. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
10.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage585
Family violence249
Other physical violence241
Theft from vehicles206
Vehicle theft153
Burglary149
Sexual violence94
Armed robbery6
Theft without violence498
Fraud455
Drug use342
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.
10.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,683
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. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Aubagne ranks above 90% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€27,430). At the census, 20.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 12.7% are unemployed.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport13%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
28,900
jobs based in Aubagne, 1.5 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
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 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Aubagne is Monument aux morts de la Légion étrangère. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 5.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Aubagne sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5,131 deaths in Aubagne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,830: 6% above. Women in Bouches-du-Rhône live to 86 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 84 general practitioners in the town.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
84
GPs in Aubagne · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
0.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 11% of people in Aubagne are 15 to 24, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (36%). Half of Aubagne is older than 44.5, half younger. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.
44.5median age
AubagneBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
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%.
Marcel Pagnol: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Alain Bernard: JP Beaucher, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jean-Claude Magnan: Panini, Public domain · Florent Ghisolfi: Goleo28, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Ribeyre: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain · Léa Serna: Aude Mugnier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aubagne’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 Aubagne
Is Aubagne safe?
It grades D for safety, #77 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 149 burglaries and 585 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aubagne good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #21 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The lycée stands out: 98% of 514 candidates passed the bac at Lycée régional Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie 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 Aubagne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Aubagne grades D for cost of living.
About Aubagne
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aubagne is a commune of 47,529 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.
