The data are hard on it. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Roquevaire’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 18% of compared French towns. That places it #61 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. School results trail most towns (C+): brevet results 2.9 points below the expected rate. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Roquevaire 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 Roquevaire.
HousingCost of living D−
The median sale price of homes in Roquevaire is €3,984/m²
€3,984/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Roquevaire: €4,630/m² for houses, €3,044/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €15.40/m² a month, close to Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €16.11/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roquevaire€3,984/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,630/m²
127
Apartments
€3,044/m²
92
€15.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.05 to €19.68/m² a month)
10.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Roquevaire run higher than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,660 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Roquevaire has 1,750 jobs for 3,800 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.2%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
1,750
jobs based in Roquevaire, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Roquevaire sees more crime than 61% of compared French towns
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded offenses in Roquevaire came to 202 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.1. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage74
Burglary39
Family violence32
Theft from vehicles20
Vehicle theft17
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence10
Fraud71
Theft without violence39
Drug use20
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
202
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
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, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Roquevaire: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Roquevaire is Chapelle romane Saint-Vincent. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Roquevaire’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (66 places) counts its residents as Roquevaire’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 847 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 833, 2% fewer. At birth, a girl in Bouches-du-Rhône can expect 86 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 8 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Roquevaire · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Roquevaire is a graduates’ town: 40% hold a degree, more than in both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
46.6median age
16% are under 15, about level with Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Roquevaire are older than 46.6. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
RoquevaireBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Dominique Castellan: Lançon, Chambéry, Public domain · Valentin Pignol: Rvalette, Public domain
About Roquevaire
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquevaire is a commune of 8,915 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
Population
8,915 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
9.3 sq mi (24 km²)
INSEE code
13086
Roquevaire’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roquevaire
Is Roquevaire safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roquevaire good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #71 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roquevaire expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roquevaire grades D− for cost of living.
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.
