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It is a town of 6,873 residents in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Recorded crime is low: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 13.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Carnoux-en-Provence’s overall B puts it #19 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than 57% of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong (B+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools, B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The one thing Carnoux-en-Provence does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Carnoux-en-Provence 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Carnoux-en-Provence as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument aux morts de la Légion étrangère, in Aubagne, 2.6 mi away.
0.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Carnoux-en-Provence. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Légion étrangère4.3 km north, in AubagneAttractionAttractionPyramide La Pennelle4.8 km northwest, in La Penne-sur-HuveauneManor houseManor houseChâteau des Creissauds3.4 km northwest, in AubagneArt galleryArt galleryL'argilla4 km north, in AubagneMuseumMuseumLe Petit Monde de Marcel Pagnol4.2 km north, in AubagneAttractionAttractionAqueduc de la Candolle4.5 km northwest, in La Penne-sur-HuveaunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carnoux-en-Provence.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €4,041/m², above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses sell for €5,015/m² in Carnoux-en-Provence, apartments for €3,513/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 207 homes here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,015/m² | 100 |
| Apartments | €3,513/m² | 107 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2025 saw 121 offenses recorded in Carnoux-en-Provence. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Bus, tram or train carried 4.9% of working residents in Carnoux-en-Provence to work at the census. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Carnoux-en-Provence didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
39% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Carnoux-en-Provence is 47.3 years old. Children under 15 make up 17%, close to both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Carnoux-en-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Carnoux-en-Provence is 96.7%, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #19 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Augustin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 98%+3 pts |
| Lycée régional Irène et Frédéric Joliot-CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 514 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 91 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Carnoux-en-Provence has 11 family doctors. 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. 681 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 794: 14% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Nothing in Carnoux-en-Provence 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 Carnoux-en-Provence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnoux-en-Provence | 6,873 | — | B | D− | B+ | B |
| Roquefort-la-Bédoule | 5,798 | 1.4 | B− | D− | B | B− |
| Aubagne | 47,529 | 2.5 | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Cassis | 6,661 | 2.7 | C | D− | D− | A− |
| La Penne-sur-Huveaune | 6,605 | 2.7 | C− | D− | D | C+ |
| Gémenos | 6,579 | 4.1 | B | D− | C+ | A− |
| Ceyreste | 4,863 | 4.6 | C+ | D− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #12 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #19 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Carnoux-en-Provence grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Carnoux-en-Provence is a commune of 6,873 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.