The data are hard on it. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €3,118/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Terre de Provence. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #86 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Nationally, it does better than 6% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, 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 Plan-d'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 Plan-d'Orgon.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Plan-d'Orgon’s ages would predict, 114 per 100 expected, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Bouches-du-Rhône can expect 86 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 390 deaths in Plan-d'Orgon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 295: 32% above. The town has one family doctor.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Plan-d'Orgon · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
2.7 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 Plan-d'Orgon sells for €3,118/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.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.22/m² a month, between Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 83% were houses. House rents are put at about €11.59/m² a month.
€3,118/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plan-d'Orgon€3,118/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,152/m²
83
€14.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.40 to €17.74/m² a month)
8.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.59/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 Plan-d'Orgon is higher than in 67% of compared French towns
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.2. All told, Plan-d'Orgon had 83 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, family violence came up most often (2025).
7.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence21
Criminal damage21
Theft from vehicles15
Other physical violence12
Burglary9
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence20
Fraud20
Drug use15
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.
7.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
83
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.8%
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 sexual violence, 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, 10.8% 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 B
Fewer commuters in Plan-d'Orgon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €26,010 a year per consumption unit, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€27,430) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Plan-d'Orgon didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,450
jobs based in Plan-d'Orgon, 0.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
83.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.9 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Plan-d'Orgon, 91.6% passed the bac, in line with Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #68 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Plan-d'Orgon, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
8.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
43.3median age
Plan-d'OrgonBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plan-d'Orgon
Is Plan-d'Orgon safe?
It grades C for safety, #51 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Plan-d'Orgon good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #68 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. The lycée stands out: 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ismaël Dauphin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plan-d'Orgon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plan-d'Orgon grades D for cost of living.
About Plan-d'Orgon
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Plan-d'Orgon is a commune of 3,573 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.