Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 4,698.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With a B− overall, Graveson sits #24 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Nationally, it does better than 51% of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
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) · 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.
The one thing Graveson does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Graveson 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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Graveson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Graveson.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,314/m², lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€3,824/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Graveson from July 2023 to June 2026: 141 houses and apartments. Houses were 91% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,402/m² | 128 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Graveson can choose among 5 GPs. Life expectancy in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 340 residents of Graveson died, against 376 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
For 2025, the figures show 75 offenses in Graveson. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.4 cases of violence against people and 13.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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 · 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, 8.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Graveson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults. Graveson has a median age of 44.8 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Graveson | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Graveson number 1,300, against 2,150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). 9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,050 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Graveson. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Michel de Frigolet3.7 km west, in Tarascon
MuseumMusée Frédéric-Mistral2.3 km south, in Maillane
MuseumMaison de Frédéric Mistral2.5 km south, in MaillaneAttractionAttractionJardin Aquatique Aux Fleurs de l'Eauin townMuseumMuseumMusée Auguste Chabaudin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Graveson has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Graveson.
Anne-Marie Bertrand: Communication AMB, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graveson | 4,698 | — | B− | C− | B | B+ |
| Maillane | 2,775 | 1.5 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Barbentane | 4,266 | 3.4 | B+ | D | B+ | A− |
| Rognonas | 4,261 | 3.6 | B+ | D | B+ | A− |
| Eyragues | 4,298 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B | B |
| Châteaurenard | 16,545 | 4.3 | C+ | C− | C | B |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 9,599 | 5.2 | D | D | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #20 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Graveson grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Graveson is a commune of 4,698 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
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 4, 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.
