A town of contrasts. Jouques grades B− overall, better than 47% of compared French towns, and ranks #31 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. Where it does best is safety — an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Jouques 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 Jouques.
History
Jouques is rich in protected monuments: 20 per 10,000 residents, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Jouques counts 9 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1991.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Jouques sells for €3,510/m², against €3,824/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.61/m² a month, between Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Jouques recorded 113 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 85% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€3,510/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jouques€3,510/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,651/m²
96
€13.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.92 to €16.95/m² a month)
9.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.21/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
Jouques sees less crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Jouques logged 54 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Family violence15
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Fraud39
Drug use14
Theft without violence13
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.3%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (23.3% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Jouques is a graduates’ town: 40% hold a degree, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 16% of residents are children under 15.
48.7median age
JouquesBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Jouques run lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 418 residents of Jouques died, against 439 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Its care home for older people (50 places) counts its residents as Jouques’; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Jouques is Chi site de Pertuis, 8.1 mi away. Also worth knowing: 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.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Jouques · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site de Pertuis
8.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site de Pertuis
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Jouques didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income is €27,420 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Jouques, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,420
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 58% of compared French towns
Ancien pont suspendu de Mirabeau (également sur commune de Mirabeau (Vaucluse) ): Photo: Yelkrokoyade le 19 novembre 2005 à 18:21 sur fr:File:Mirabeau (Vaucluse) - Le Pont.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jouques
Is Jouques safe?
It grades A− for safety, #5 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Is Jouques expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jouques grades D for cost of living.
About Jouques
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Jouques is a commune of 4,547 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.
