Plenty to like here, at a price. Taken together, its subjects give Barbentane a B+ overall, better than 70% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #5 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. What counts against it is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Barbentane 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Barbentane sells for €2,833/m², 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.94/m² a month, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €11.19/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 81% were houses.
€2,833/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Barbentane€2,833/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,833/m²
95
€13.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.35 to €17.13/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Barbentane run below what its ages would predict: 76 per 100 expected, fewer than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 440 residents of Barbentane died, against 466 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. In Bouches-du-Rhône, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 2 general practitioners here.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Barbentane · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Barbentane ranks below 66% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Among the graded crimes in Barbentane, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5 violent offenses and 13.1 graded property crimes a year. Its tally for 2025: 75 recorded offenses.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Family violence16
Burglary16
Other physical violence7
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud22
Drug use12
Theft without violence10
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
75
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.5%
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (9.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Barbentane walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Barbentane counts 0.4 jobs (750 jobs, 1,750 workers). Public transport took 2.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
750
jobs based in Barbentane, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Barbentane: 26% are 65 or over, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Barbentane has a median age of 48.5.
48.5median age
BarbentaneBouches-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 diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Barbentane keeps more of its old housing than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Barbentane is Tour du Cardinal Grimaldi. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2022. This Bouches-du-Rhône town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Barbentane
Is Barbentane safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #15 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Barbentane good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Barbentane expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Barbentane grades D for cost of living.
About Barbentane
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Barbentane is a commune of 4,266 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de 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.
