With a C− overall, Lançon-Provence is better than 16% of compared French towns. It ranks #64 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too — an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 27.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate.
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) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Lançon-Provence 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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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lançon-Provence.
HousingCost of living D
Lançon-Provence’s median home price is €3,866/m²
€3,866/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Lançon-Provence sell for €3,928/m² and apartments for €3,790/m². The estimated advertised rent is €15.27/m² a month, about level with Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 74% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lançon-Provence€3,866/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,928/m²
211
Apartments
€3,790/m²
73
€15.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.90 to €19.61/m² a month)
10.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.90/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
Crime per resident in Lançon-Provence runs higher than in 87% of compared French towns
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded offenses in Lançon-Provence came to 298 in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was theft from vehicles (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles161
Criminal damage54
Family violence26
Other physical violence26
Burglary18
Vehicle theft13
Drug use140
Theft without violence104
Fraud78
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
298
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 · For sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 1.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Exam results around Lançon-Provence trail 85% of compared French towns
85.0%passed the brevetDSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1 mi off. General-bac pupils go 4 mi to the nearest lycée. Its schools’ results rank #90 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Lançon-Provence, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 670 deaths in Lançon-Provence from 2016 to 2025; there were 552, 18% fewer. 12 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Lançon-Provence · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
4 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
Lançon-Provence is rich in protected monuments: 8.1 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
8historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Lançon-Provence is Maison des Templiers (ou Hôtel de Foresta). The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Lançon-Provence are 65 or over: 18%, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
41.9median age
Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 39% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
Lançon-ProvenceBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Lançon-Provence is better off than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,580 a year per consumption unit
6%walk, cycle or take transit
7.2% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lançon-Provence has 2,100 jobs for 4,700 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
2,100
jobs based in Lançon-Provence, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,580
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 46% of compared French towns
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lançon-Provence is a commune of 9,915 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
Population
9,915 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
26.7 sq mi (69.1 km²)
INSEE code
13051
Lançon-Provence’s 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 Lançon-Provence
Is Lançon-Provence safe?
It grades D for safety, #73 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lançon-Provence good?
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #90 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lançon-Provence expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lançon-Provence grades D for cost of living.
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.
