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Home to 555 people, this town lies in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Aurons has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aurons as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Temple de la Maison-Basse dit de Château-Bas, in Vernègues, 2.3 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aurons.
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Aurons is 49.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Aurons | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Aurons has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger CarcassonneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 159 | 86%−6 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 68%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 62% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Aurons: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Aurons is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aurons yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurons | 555 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pélissanne | 11,085 | 2.3 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Alleins | 2,852 | 2.8 | — | D | — | C |
| Salon-de-Provence | 44,194 | 3.5 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Mallemort | 6,166 | 4.3 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Lambesc | 10,024 | 5.5 | C | D− | B+ | B |
| Lançon-Provence | 9,915 | 5.5 | C− | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aurons is a commune of 555 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.