La Roque-d'Anthéron does the important things well, at a cost. The town grades B+ overall and ranks #8 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. That leaves it better than 68% of compared French towns. Its best grade is for health (A+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The catch is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
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, 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 La Roque-d'Anthéron 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.
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ancienne abbaye de Silvacane · Classé · Photo: Borvan53 · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Roque-d'Anthéron’s story
La Roque-d'Anthéron in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in La Roque-d'Anthéron: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Silvacane
1970Most recently protected: Chapelle Sainte-Anne-de-Goiron (également sur commune de La…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roque-d'Anthéron.
HealthHealth A+
Mortality in La Roque-d'Anthéron, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 61 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 539 residents of La Roque-d'Anthéron died, against 654 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Roque-d'Anthéron is Chi site de Pertuis, 9.7 mi away. In Bouches-du-Rhône, women can expect to live 86 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 4 family doctors.
−39%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted61
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in La Roque-d'Anthéron · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site de Pertuis
9.7 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
More commuters in La Roque-d'Anthéron walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 21.6%
Half of residents lived on more than €25,650 a year per consumption unit, lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€27,430) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in La Roque-d'Anthéron number 1,700, against 2,300 residents in work (0.7 per worker). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in La Roque-d'Anthéron didn’t travel to work at all.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot16%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,700
jobs based in La Roque-d'Anthéron, 0.7 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The median home in La Roque-d'Anthéron sells for €3,200/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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.36/m² a month, lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Roque-d'Anthéron recorded 117 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.84/m² a month.
€3,200/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Roque-d'Anthéron€3,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,392/m²
92
€14.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.23 to €18.37/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.84/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
La Roque-d'Anthéron keeps more of its old housing than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Roque-d'Anthéron is Chapelle Sainte-Anne-de-Goiron (également sur commune de La-Roque-d'Anthéron). The protected list starts in the 11th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 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
Safety
Crime per resident in La Roque-d'Anthéron is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
All told, La Roque-d'Anthéron had 110 recorded offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.7 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Family violence30
Sexual violence16
Other physical violence9
Burglary7
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Fraud41
Theft without violence17
Drug use12
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
110
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.3%
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 theft from vehicles, 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, 4.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
34% of adults hold a degree, lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits La Roque-d'Anthéron in two is 45. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
45median age
La Roque-d'AnthéronBouches-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 diploma23%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in La Roque-d'Anthéron: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Chapelle Sainte-Anne-de-Goiron (également sur commune de La-Roque-d'Anthéron): Photo: SombreSanglier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grottes de Sainte-Anne-de-Goiron (également sur commune de La-Roque-d'Anthéron): Photo: rene boulay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Roque-d'Anthéron
One notable person was born in La Roque-d'Anthéron.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Roque-d'Anthéron
Is La Roque-d'Anthéron safe?
It grades B for safety, #23 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 41 acts of criminal damage.
Is La Roque-d'Anthéron expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Roque-d'Anthéron grades D for cost of living.
About La Roque-d'Anthéron
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune of 5,459 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.
