Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its weakest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 9.7 recorded violent incidents and 17.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. School results are strong: bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points above the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at C+, #32 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Nationally, it does better than 44% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Châteaurenard 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 Châteaurenard.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Châteaurenard than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 95.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Châteaurenard is 99.0%, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #2 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent in Châteaurenard is €12.56/m² a month, against €15.81/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,813/m², lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Châteaurenard, houses go for €2,999/m² and apartments for €2,567/m². A house rents for an estimated €11.76/m² a month.
€2,813/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteaurenard€2,813/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,999/m²
350
Apartments
€2,567/m²
184
€12.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.21 to €15.46/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châteaurenard sees more crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Châteaurenard, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 425 offenses in the town.
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage138
Family violence78
Burglary66
Other physical violence59
Vehicle theft33
Sexual violence30
Theft from vehicles21
Fraud127
Drug use111
Theft without violence84
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.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
425
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Châteaurenard: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Châteaurenard is Château féodal. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Châteaurenard run lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (196 places) count their residents as Châteaurenard’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,521 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,455, 4% fewer. At birth, a girl in Bouches-du-Rhône can expect 86 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 12 GPs practise locally.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Châteaurenard · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Châteaurenard run lower than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,000 a year per consumption unit
Châteaurenard holds 6,300 jobs; 7,050 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 10.5%. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
6,300
jobs based in Châteaurenard, 0.9 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
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 57% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteaurenard
Is Châteaurenard safe?
It grades C for safety, #55 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 138 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteaurenard good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns and #2 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteaurenard expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Châteaurenard grades C− for cost of living.
About Châteaurenard
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Châteaurenard is a commune of 16,545 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de 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.
