Eyguières’s weakest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town ranks #36 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône, with a C+ overall. Nationally, it does better than 41% of compared French towns. It does especially well on schools — brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, C+ for health, B− for jobs & income 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) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Eyguières 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 Eyguières.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Eyguières costs an estimated advertised €14.00/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.
The middle sale price: €3,968/m², near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Eyguières, houses go for €4,038/m² and apartments for €3,327/m². Of the homes sold, 75% were houses.
€3,968/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Eyguières€3,968/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,038/m²
177
Apartments
€3,327/m²
58
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.18 to €17.54/m² a month)
10.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.25/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
History
Eyguières is rich in protected monuments: 8.4 per 10,000 residents, more than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (6.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Eyguières is Chapelle Saint-Vérédème. On the Culture ministry’s list, Eyguières counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Eyguières run higher than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,960 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 8.4%, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Eyguières holds 1,200 jobs; 3,300 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Eyguières didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Eyguières, 0.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Eyguières run higher than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
7 GPs practise in Eyguières. After the care-home adjustment, Eyguières’ deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, close to both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). 535 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 590: 9% below. Average lifespans in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Eyguières · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
5.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital du Pays Salonais
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Eyguières is lower than in 56% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 4.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 15.6 (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 130 offenses in Eyguières. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage48
Burglary28
Theft from vehicles22
Family violence15
Other physical violence9
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Fraud45
Drug use30
Theft without violence23
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
130
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
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 · For sexual violence, 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, 2.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Eyguières than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 46.7, the median resident of Eyguières sits in the middle of the age range.
46.7median age
EyguièresBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Fontaine publique: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Roquemartine (vestiges du): Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 18s: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Roquemartine (ancienne): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean-Marie Bayol: Eugène Pirou, Public domain · Jeanine Baude: JeanineB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Joseph Pierre Pascalis: Joseph Villevieille, Public domain
Eyguières’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Eyguières
Is Eyguières safe?
It grades B for safety, #25 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Eyguières good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #18 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Eyguières expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Eyguières grades D for cost of living.
About Eyguières
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Eyguières is a commune of 7,119 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.
