Several subjects drag its grade down. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,802/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #78 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Orgon 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 Orgon.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Orgon than in Bouches-du-Rhône or compared French towns: 25 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 16% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Orgon is Chapelle Saint-Véran. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 4 of 7.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Orgon loses more people than its age profile suggests, 107 per 100 expected, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Orgon has 5 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Bouches-du-Rhône can expect 86 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 264 residents of Orgon died, against 247 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Orgon · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median home in Orgon sells for €2,802/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 €12.46/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²). 77 houses and apartments changed hands in Orgon from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.97/m² a month.
€2,802/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orgon€2,802/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,833/m²
70
€12.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.01 to €15.51/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.97/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
For crime per resident, Orgon sits above 75% of compared French towns
In 2025, 67 offenses were recorded in Orgon. Violence against people averaged 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 21.2. Police and gendarmerie recorded 67 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Burglary13
Family violence10
Theft from vehicles9
Fraud20
Theft without violence19
Drug use16
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.
6.9
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
67
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 15.8% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Orgon run lower than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,840 a year per consumption unit
1,050 jobs are based in Orgon, for 1,200 working residents (0.9 per worker). Public transport took 2.8% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. The jobless rate is 9.3%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,050
jobs based in Orgon, 0.9 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #40 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône on results. The bac pass rate near Orgon is 91.6%, near both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Orgon, fewer than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 27% have a degree. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Orgon: 46.8, the median.
46.8median age
OrgonBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 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 Orgon
Is Orgon safe?
It grades C for safety, #59 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Orgon good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #40 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Orgon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Orgon grades C− for cost of living.
About Orgon
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Orgon is a commune of 2,762 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.
