Prices are high against local incomes (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Noves earns a C, which places it #48 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. That leaves it better than 31% of compared French towns. Its best grade is for schools (A) — bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
Each subject compares Noves 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 Noves.
Schools
Brevet results near Noves run high: 92.9% passed, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Noves is 99.0%, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2 mi away. Also worth knowing: on school results, the town ranks #5 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Noves sell for €3,051/m² at the median, 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.
A house in Noves goes for €3,146/m², an apartment for €2,468/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.61/m² a month, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,051/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Noves€3,051/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,146/m²
114
Apartments
€2,468/m²
36
€12.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.24 to €15.53/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Noves runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 152 offenses in Noves in 2025. Violence against people ran at 8.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 18.8 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes here.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary42
Family violence29
Criminal damage26
Sexual violence20
Vehicle theft14
Theft from vehicles12
Other physical violence9
Fraud42
Theft without violence27
Drug use24
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
152
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
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, 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, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
Noves sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
596 deaths in Noves between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 562: 6% above. In Bouches-du-Rhône, women can expect to live 86 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners here.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Noves · 6.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Noves: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Noves is Église Saint-Baudile. On the Culture ministry’s list, Noves counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Noves than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
Unemployment stands at 11.1%. 1,750 jobs are based in Noves, for 2,650 working residents (0.7 per worker). No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents here at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in Noves, 0.7 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Degrees are held by 29% of adults. 18% are under 15, higher than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and near compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.
43.2median age
NovesBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Noves
Is Noves safe?
It grades C for safety, #55 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Noves good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #5 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Noves expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Noves grades C− for cost of living.
About Noves
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Noves is a commune of 6,080 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de 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.
