Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 26,203.
A tough set of grades. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 14.1% unemployment. With a D overall, Miramas sits #92 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than 5% of compared French towns. Walkability is its strong suit: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,680/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence.
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.
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 Miramas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Miramas 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Miramas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Miramas.
Unemployment runs at 14.1%. 14.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Miramas, houses go for €3,050/m² and apartments for €2,421/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.39/m² a month, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 43% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,050/m² | 308 |
| Apartments | €2,421/m² | 414 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, 667 offenses were recorded in Miramas. Violence against people averaged 9.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 20.6. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, 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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Miramas, 86.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #80 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône on results. At the general lycée, 91% of 234 candidates passed the bac, 3 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La CarraireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 85%+3 pts |
| Lycée Jean CocteauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 234 | 91%−3 pts |
| Collège privé Notre Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 43 | 100%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.2% of the total. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 20% of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Miramas | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,273 deaths in Miramas between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,298: 1% below. Its three care homes for older people (248 places) count their residents as Miramas’; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. This Bouches-du-Rhône town has 27 family doctors. Average lifespans in Bouches-du-Rhône: 86 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Miramas. Best known first.
Miramas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Reinie · CC BY-SA 3.0
8 notable people were born in Miramas.
Clément Koretzky: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Lembo: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramas | 26,203 | — | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Chamas | 8,676 | 3 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Grans | 5,489 | 3.4 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| Istres | 44,292 | 5.1 | D | D | C | C+ |
| Salon-de-Provence | 44,194 | 5.9 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Lançon-Provence | 9,915 | 6.7 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Eyguières | 7,119 | 7.5 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #67 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 94 burglaries and 230 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #80 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Miramas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Miramas is a commune of 26,203 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
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.