A town of contrasts. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): 2 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Homes are dear (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a B, better than 59% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #18 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Gémenos 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 Gémenos.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Gémenos sells for €5,375/m², more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.16/m² a month, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A house in Gémenos goes for €5,680/m², an apartment for €4,303/m². House rents are put at about €17.35/m² a month.
€5,375/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gémenos€5,375/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,680/m²
109
Apartments
€4,303/m²
34
€17.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.27 to €22.19/m² a month)
14.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.35/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
HealthHealth A−
Gémenos loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 75 per 100 expected, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Gémenos has 8 family doctors. In Bouches-du-Rhône, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 796 residents of Gémenos died, against 909 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Gémenos · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Gémenos hold a degree than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 46%
9.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Residents of Gémenos have a median age of 50.
50median age
GémenosBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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+
Incomes in Gémenos run higher than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €32,840 a year per consumption unit
Gémenos holds 5,400 jobs; 2,750 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 6.7%, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 4.0% of Gémenos’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
5,400
jobs based in Gémenos, 2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,840
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 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Gémenos is higher than in 65% of compared French towns
In 2025, 132 offenses were recorded in Gémenos. Violence against people averaged 6.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18.7. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Theft from vehicles25
Burglary24
Family violence19
Vehicle theft17
Other physical violence11
Fraud49
Theft without violence45
Drug use16
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.6%
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 sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Gémenos: 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. 3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Before 1919: that is when 9.4% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
84.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 5.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #37 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. At the two general lycées, 100% of 242 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gémenos
Is Gémenos safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #48 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gémenos good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #37 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 134 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Jean de Garguier in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gémenos expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gémenos grades D− for cost of living.
About Gémenos
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gémenos is a commune of 6,579 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.
