Tarascon grades low on several counts. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 16.2% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,831/m² takes 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of #62 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. On that grade it does better than 17% of compared French towns.
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.
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 Tarascon 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 Tarascon.
History
Tarascon is rich in protected monuments: 18 per 10,000 residents, more than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 14% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Tarascon is Chapelle Saint-Victor. The Culture ministry lists 28 historic monuments here: 11 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 17 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Tarascon sees more deaths than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Tarascon is Centre hospitalier Joseph Imbert D Arles, 10.3 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Tarascon records 98 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,420 residents of Tarascon died, against 1,253 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Women in Bouches-du-Rhône live to 86 on average and men to 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Tarascon · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Joseph Imbert D Arles
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
86 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bouches-du-Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Tarascon run lower than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €19,900 a year per consumption unit
16.2% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Tarascon didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 2.8% of working residents in Tarascon to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,350
jobs based in Tarascon, 1.1 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
A home in Tarascon sells for €1,831/m², less than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Tarascon goes for €2,331/m², an apartment for €1,535/m². The estimated advertised rent is €12.20/m² a month, lower than Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 52% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,831/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tarascon€1,831/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Bouches-du-Rhône median€3,824/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,331/m²
221
Apartments
€1,535/m²
200
€12.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.91 to €15.03/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Tarascon is higher than in 67% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Tarascon logged 407 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 14.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 11 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Tarascon (2025).
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage129
Other physical violence77
Sexual violence62
Family violence59
Burglary35
Theft from vehicles24
Vehicle theft21
Drug use217
Theft without violence97
Fraud83
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
407
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Tarascon hold a degree than in Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
41median age
TarasconBouches-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 diploma29%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
79.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #43 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. At the general lycée, 97% of 264 candidates passed the bac, 3 points above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Chapelle Saint-Victor: Photo: Speedygonzafr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de la Condamine: Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Roi René: Photo: Gérard MARIN · CC BY 2.5 · Maison Renaissance ou Hôtel de Sambucy ou Laudun ou Hôtel de Rouet: Photo: michel mans Original uploader was Michel mans at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5
Aleissandrino Bremound: François Lavie, Public domain · Jean-François Rodriguez: Christinebrenu, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Barnabé Amy: Paul Saïn, Public domain · Joseph Désanat: Olivier, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louis Pasquet: Jean-Louis Lascoux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Gauzargues: Augustin de Saint-Aubin / After Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain
Tarascon’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 Tarascon
Is Tarascon safe?
It grades C for safety, #51 of 99 in Bouches-du-Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 129 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tarascon good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #43 of 96 in Bouches-du-Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tarascon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tarascon grades C for cost of living.
About Tarascon
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tarascon is a commune of 15,396 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette. 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.
