Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,702 residents in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Cost of living is its weak spot (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 16 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. Health is a strength too (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #33 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than 43% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, 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.
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 Carry-le-Rouet 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 3 things Carry-le-Rouet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carry-le-Rouet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Habitat fortifié dit le Camp de Laure, in Le Rove, 5.1 mi away.
1.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Carry-le-Rouet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carry-le-Rouet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Carry-le-Rouet sell for €5,769/m², houses for €6,250/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.89/m² a month, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €19.56/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,250/m² | 115 |
| Apartments | €5,769/m² | 139 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.1% of residents. Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 51% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Carry-le-Rouet | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 694 residents of Carry-le-Rouet died, against 897 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. Women in Bouches-du-Rhône live to 86 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Carry-le-Rouet can choose among 13 GPs.
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.
Over 2025, Carry-le-Rouet logged 160 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6 violent offenses and 22.2 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment is 7.7%. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Carry-le-Rouet didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 6.0% of working residents in Carry-le-Rouet to work 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.
School results put the town #44 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre MatrajaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 191 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Carry-le-Rouet. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Carry-le-Rouet.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Carry-le-Rouet is a commune of 5,702 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry-le-Rouet | 5,702 | — | C+ | D− | C− | A− |
| Sausset-les-Pins | 7,574 | 2.1 | C | D− | C | B+ |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne | 5,757 | 2.7 | D | D− | B | B |
| Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 18,455 | 3.8 | D | D− | B− | C |
| Gignac-la-Nerthe | 10,343 | 5.5 | C− | D− | B− | C |
| Le Rove | 5,246 | 5.6 | C− | D− | C | C |
| Marignane | 33,692 | 6.4 | D | D | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #60 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #44 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Carry-le-Rouet grades D− for cost of living.
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.