Bouc-Bel-Air’s strongest subject is jobs & income — 1 job per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. At B+ overall, Bouc-Bel-Air ranks #10 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than 66% of compared French towns. Health outcomes beat most towns (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Bouc-Bel-Air 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 Bouc-Bel-Air.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Bouc-Bel-Air sells for €5,187/m², more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Bouc-Bel-Air, houses go for €5,297/m² and apartments for €4,772/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.18/m² a month, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The town recorded 366 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€5,187/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bouc-Bel-Air€5,187/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,297/m²
288
Apartments
€4,772/m²
78
€18.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.25 to €23.21/m² a month)
14.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.39/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
HealthHealth A
Bouc-Bel-Air loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 70 per 100 expected, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 1,182 deaths in Bouc-Bel-Air between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,601: 26% below. For a family doctor, residents of Bouc-Bel-Air can choose among 23 GPs.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
23
GPs in Bouc-Bel-Air · 6.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de Provence
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Aphm Hopital Nord
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Bouc-Bel-Air hold a degree than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 48%
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents. The median resident of Bouc-Bel-Air is 46.2 years old.
46.2median age
Bouc-Bel-AirBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Bouc-Bel-Air is better off than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,480 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.7%, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Bouc-Bel-Air number 6,500, against 6,450 residents in work (1 per worker). At the census, 6.2% of working residents in Bouc-Bel-Air went to work by public transport.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
6,500
jobs based in Bouc-Bel-Air, 1 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
88.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bouc-Bel-Air, 98.0% passed the bac, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off. On results, collèges and lycées here come #40 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Bouc-Bel-Air has less crime per resident than 53% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Bouc-Bel-Air. The town’s tally for 2025: 246 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.7 cases of violence against people and 16.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage65
Burglary50
Theft from vehicles40
Vehicle theft32
Other physical violence25
Family violence23
Sexual violence11
Drug use318
Fraud101
Theft without violence79
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.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
246
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bouc-Bel-Air
Is Bouc-Bel-Air safe?
It grades B− for safety, #34 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 50 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bouc-Bel-Air good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #40 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. 98% of 463 candidates passed the bac at Lycée international Georges Duby in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bouc-Bel-Air expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bouc-Bel-Air grades D− for cost of living.
About Bouc-Bel-Air
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bouc-Bel-Air is a commune of 15,381 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.
