A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime runs high: an average of 10.3 recorded violent incidents and 18.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D, better than 15% of compared French towns. That places it #67 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Salon-de-Provence 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 data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salon-de-Provence.
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Salon-de-Provence sells for €3,200/m², against €3,824/m² in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€3,200/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Salon-de-Provence sell for €2,833/m², houses for €3,788/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.45/m² a month, between Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 32% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Salon-de-Provence€3,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,788/m²
566
Apartments
€2,833/m²
1,207
€14.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.53 to €18.11/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Salon-de-Provence ranks above 88% of compared French towns
19%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, higher than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,100 a year. Jobs based in Salon-de-Provence number 21,050, against 18,800 residents in work (1.1 per worker).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot10%
Public transport7%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
21,050
jobs based in Salon-de-Provence, 1.1 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Salon-de-Provence sees more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Salon-de-Provence’s tally for 2025: 1,316 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage449
Other physical violence207
Theft from vehicles174
Family violence167
Burglary144
Vehicle theft88
Sexual violence87
Theft without violence492
Fraud352
Drug use230
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,316
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Salon-de-Provence, 92 per 100, but more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 39 general practitioners in Salon-de-Provence. In Bouches-du-Rhône, women can expect to live 86 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 4,346 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 4,439, 2% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
39
GPs in Salon-de-Provence · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
0.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital du Pays Salonais
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Students and young workers shape Salon-de-Provence: 12% are 15 to 24, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
41.8median age
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree. At 41.8, the median resident of Salon-de-Provence sits in the middle of the age range.
Salon-de-ProvenceBouches-du-Rhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
81.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points below the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Salon-de-Provence, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #59 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. At the three general lycées, 97% of 1,034 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
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About Salon-de-Provence
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Salon-de-Provence is a commune of 44,194 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
44,194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
27.2 sq mi (70.5 km²)
INSEE code
13103
Salon-de-Provence’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 Salon-de-Provence
Is Salon-de-Provence safe?
It grades C− for safety, #65 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 144 burglaries and 449 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Salon-de-Provence good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #59 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. 95% of 366 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Empéri in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Salon-de-Provence expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Salon-de-Provence 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.
