The picture is mixed. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 20.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Cassis’s overall grade, C, puts it better than 30% of compared French towns. It ranks #51 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D−): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 39.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: 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).
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 Cassis 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 Cassis.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Cassis costs more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €7,609/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €21.16/m² a month, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). No town in Bouches-du-Rhône costs more to buy into than Cassis, at €7,609/m², the highest of 108. Houses in Cassis sell for €9,200/m² and apartments for €7,053/m².
€7,609/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cassis€7,609/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€9,200/m²
91
Apartments
€7,053/m²
258
€21.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.23 to €27.57/m² a month)
20.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€23.09/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
Safety
For crime per resident, Cassis sits above 98% of compared French towns
274 offenses were reported in Cassis during 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Cassis (2025).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage89
Theft from vehicles81
Family violence27
Burglary24
Sexual violence21
Vehicle theft21
Other physical violence11
Drug use209
Theft without violence126
Fraud84
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
274
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Cassis skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
9.9% are under 15, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7% of residents. Among adults, 40% have a degree.
56.4median age
CassisBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Cassis is better off than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,350 a year per consumption unit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a fifth of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.3%, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 2,650 jobs are based in Cassis, for 2,550 working residents (1 per worker).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot13%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter6%
Bicycle0%
2,650
jobs based in Cassis, 1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Cassis’ ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,052 deaths in Cassis from 2016 to 2025; there were 928, 12% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Cassis can choose among 12 GPs.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Cassis · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive la Casamance
4.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General la Ciotat
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cassis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Hôtel de ville (ancien hôtel Désiré de Moustiers). Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 4 mi away. The town’s schools place #49 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône on results. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cassis
Is Cassis safe?
It grades D− for safety, #89 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 89 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Cassis good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #49 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cassis expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cassis grades D− for cost of living.
About Cassis
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cassis is a commune of 6,661 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.
