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This town in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 5,771.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What holds it back is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #9 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Figures: 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.
The 2 things Peypin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Peypin 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 lists 1 historic monument in Peypin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
Félix Gouin, born in 1884, is the one person born in Peypin before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Peypin. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peypin.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €16.51/m² a month, near Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Peypin goes for €4,534/m², an apartment for €4,109/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €16.95/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,534/m² | 138 |
| Apartments | €4,109/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. 347 deaths in Peypin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 497: 30% below. The nearest emergency department to Peypin is Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne, 6.5 mi away. 2 GPs practise here.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Of the graded crimes in Peypin, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.7. 121 offenses were reported in Peypin during 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 sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.9% of the total, below both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (6.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 6.5%. 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Peypin: 950, for 2,650 residents in work (0.4 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
41% of adults hold a degree, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Peypin is 46.6. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Peypin | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Peypin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Peypin.
Félix Gouin: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peypin | 5,771 | — | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| La Destrousse | 4,133 | 1.5 | B | D− | B | A |
| La Bouilladisse | 6,547 | 1.5 | C | D− | A | C+ |
| Saint-Savournin | 3,397 | 2.3 | — | D− | — | C+ |
| Roquevaire | 8,915 | 3.3 | C− | D− | C+ | C+ |
| Gréasque | 4,554 | 3.5 | B | D− | A− | B+ |
| Auriol | 13,037 | 3.8 | C+ | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #14 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Peypin grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Peypin is a commune of 5,771 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.
