Dept 13 Rank #62 / 96
Bouches-du-Rhône
PACA · Nearest city: Marseille TGV / Aix TGV
🚄 TGV
Calanques sea cliffs (UNESCO), Camargue flamingos, Sainte-Victoire
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Bouches-du-Rhône boasts the brightest sunshine and dry, comfortable weather, but higher crime, steep property prices and harsh heatwaves cut it back. Les Bouches-du-Rhône affichent un ensoleillement parmi les plus éclatants et un climat sec et agréable, mais une délinquance plus marquée, des prix immobiliers élevés et des canicules sévères rognent leur score.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,682h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#5 sunniest of 96
Sunny days
242/yr
days >50% sunlit
#5 most sunny days of 96
Rain days
54/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
#2 driest of 96
Annual rainfall
467mm/yr
total volume
#1 driest of 96
Heavy rain
6/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p68 of 96
Torrential
0.6/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p83 of 96
Hot days >30°
55/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
#3 hottest of 96
Winter mildness
8/10
3.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
p80 of 96
Wind
3.2m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.08 m/s per year.
p65 of 96
Muggy days
7/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
p79 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
7
J
9
F
13
M
16
A
20
M
26
J
29
J
29
A
24
S
17
O
11
N
8
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+8 days · +6 so far
Tropical nights ~+33 nights · +9 so far
Frost days ~-15 days · -8 so far
Dry-soil days ~+17 days
Landscape
Landscape score
6/10
p72 of 96
Max elevation
1,041m
p59 of 96
Forest cover
35.9%
p58 of 96
Characteristics
🌊 Coastline☀ Sunny
Calanques sea cliffs (UNESCO), Camargue flamingos, Sainte-Victoire
Identity
Bouches-du-Rhône is the birthplace of Zinedine Zidane (footballeur).
Notable figures born here
Zinedine Zidane — footballeurPaul Cézanne — artiste peintreFrédéric Mistral — écrivainNostradamus — mathématicienAdolphe Thiers — historienÉric Cantona — auteur-compositeur-interprèteAntonin Artaud — artiste peintreFernandel — réalisateurJeanne Calment — femme au foyerConstantin II
Terroir & appellations
Bouches-du-Rhône lies within protected appellation areas, including Cassis, Palette, Les Baux de Provence.
CassisPaletteLes Baux de ProvenceFoin de CrauSable de CamargueHuile d'olive de la vallée des Baux-de-ProvenceHuile d'olive d'Aix-en-ProvenceHuile d'olive de Haute-ProvenceBrousse du RoveTaureau de CamargueHuile d'olive de ProvenceCôtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Paul Cézanne
- Jerome Hill
- Michel Simon
- Mas-Felipe Delavouët
- +2 more
- Jardin de la bastide de Romégas
- Jardins d'Albertas
- Jardin d'Eguilles de Max Sauze
- Bambous en Provence
- +3 more
Station classée de tourisme (22)
Risks
Safety score
1/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p59 of 96
Fire risk
Very high
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
#1 most exposed of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p55 of 96
Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 99.2% p55 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 97.5% p79 of 96
Ground movement Very high 93.3% p60 of 96
Wildfire Very high 92.4% p85 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 90.8% p65 of 96
Flooding High 63.9% p61 of 96
Dam failure Moderate 46.2% #2 most exposed of 96
Coastal Very low 18.5% p94 of 96
+2 more
Nuclear Very low 4.2% p80 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.7% p32 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
16
A7 · A8 · A50 · A51 · A52 · A54 · A55 · A501 · A502 · A507 · A515 · A517 · A520 · A551 · A552 · A557
Work locally
55.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Marseille TGV / Aix TGV
✈ Airport
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) · ~16 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A7, A8, A50, A51, A52, A54, A55, A501, A502, A507, A515, A517, A520, A551, A552, A557
Services
Healthcare
9/10
APL 4.6
p94 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
p29 of 96
Fiber coverage
94%
p22 of 96
Intl schools
16schools
International programmes available
p92 of 96
People
Population
1,967,104
#3 highest of 96
Density
387/km²
Urban
+380% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.4%/yr
+0.2 pts vs median · p61
Median income
$26,100
standard of living · $/yr
p63 of 96
Poverty rate
18.5%
below 60% of median living standard
p87 of 96
Unemployment
12.0%
active population out of work
p79 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 39 residents
p53 of 96 · 50,982 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
22.0%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p91 of 96
Remote work
3.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
p9 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
22%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.4%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
28%
Clerical & service staff
26.7%
Manual workers
15.7%
Real estate
Median
$3,930/m²
$1,950 $6,730
House $4,550 Apt $3,690
-0.4%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
47.87%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p67 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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