Several subjects drag its grade down. The weak point is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 21.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #73 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Marignane 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 Marignane.
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Marignane sells for €2,857/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.
Houses in Marignane sell for €3,765/m² and apartments for €2,389/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €15.47/m² a month, near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 1,063 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,857/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marignane€2,857/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,765/m²
383
Apartments
€2,389/m²
680
€15.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.51 to €19.12/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.87/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
Marignane records more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
In all, 987 offenses reached the police record in Marignane in 2025. With 25,850 jobs for 14,000 working residents, Marignane draws people in from neighbouring communes. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage391
Theft from vehicles129
Vehicle theft125
Other physical violence124
Family violence102
Burglary87
Sexual violence29
Theft without violence548
Fraud175
Drug use140
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
987
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Marignane run lower than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,440 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 11.0%, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
25,850
jobs based in Marignane, 1.8 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Marignane’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Marignane’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. 3,216 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,971: 8% above. Average lifespans in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Bouches-du-Rhône town has 43 family doctors.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
43
GPs in Marignane · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Generale de Marignane
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de Vitrolles
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
4 historic monuments in Marignane, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.3%. Among the classé monuments in Marignane is Oppidum de Notre-Dame de Pitié. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Marignane than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 26% of adults
Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Marignane have a median age of 42.
42median age
MarignaneBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
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
Schools
78.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 5.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 410 candidates at 5 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Marignane, 94.7% passed the bac, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #62 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marignane
Is Marignane safe?
It grades C− for safety, #63 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 87 burglaries and 391 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marignane good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #62 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. 95% of 322 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Maurice Genevoix in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marignane expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Marignane grades D for cost of living.
About Marignane
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marignane is a commune of 33,692 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.
