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A town in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, home to 585 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Beaurecueil has none. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Beaurecueil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beaurecueil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bastide de Repentance, in Aix-en-Provence, 3.7 mi away.
18% 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 Beaurecueil.
54% of adults hold a degree, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 38% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Beaurecueil | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.0% of commuters travelled at the census. 7.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 200 jobs are based in Beaurecueil, for 250 working residents (0.8 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Beaurecueil: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Beaurecueil. Best known first.
MuseumMusée provençal des transports4.8 km south, in FuveauMuseumMuseumCabanon de Cézanne des carrières de Bibémus3.9 km northwest, in Aix-en-ProvenceChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Antonin3.2 km east, in Saint-Antonin-sur-BayonTheme parkTheme parkAnim'o park4.6 km southeast, in FuveauMuseumMuseumMusée Arteum3.4 km southeast, in Châteauneuf-le-RougePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Beaurecueil 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 Beaurecueil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurecueil | 585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meyreuil | 6,747 | 3.1 | C+ | D− | C+ | B− |
| Fuveau | 10,337 | 4 | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Rousset | 5,425 | 4.5 | C+ | D− | D | B |
| Gardanne | 21,597 | 5.6 | D | D− | C− | C− |
| Gréasque | 4,554 | 5.6 | B | D− | A− | B+ |
| Aix-en-Provence | 149,695 | 5.7 | B− | D− | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Beaurecueil is a commune of 585 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.