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Arles
Large city · 13104 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
51 811
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 112 €
📈 7% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 13.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Arles — Score 49/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a high purchase price for the area (16/100) and improvable safety statistics (22/100).
49
💰 Yield23
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability16
🛡️ Safety22
⚡ Energy rating64
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 324 Transactions · Arles
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 112 €
🏡 House /m²
3 136 €
📋 Transactions
324
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | 4 518 € | 4 691 € | 4239 | 886 040 |
| Aix-en-Provence | 4 925 € | 6 346 € | 2063 | 149 695 |
| Marseille 13e | 2 504 € | 4 241 € | 829 | 95 112 |
| Marseille 8e | 4 417 € | 7 700 € | 1288 | 84 683 |
| Marseille 15e | 1 500 € | 3 088 € | 569 | 79 161 |
| Marseille 9e | 3 028 € | 5 419 € | 956 | 77 406 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.0 %
⏳ Payback period
19.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
81.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
5.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
12.3 %
🏢 Apartments
42.9 %
56.2 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
6 100
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
46.080 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
80.160 %
🏘️ Housing tax
37.990 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.670 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
55.79 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
51 811
2023
📐 Area
756.78 km²
68 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 060 €
📊 Median age
46.0 yrs
31.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
13.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
24.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
15 772
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 367
+21.9% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 121
💼 Economic density
304
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Martin-de-Crau
À 14.83 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Arles
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA d'Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
11
🏫 Middle schools
5
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE MONTMAJOUR (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 95.0 % | — | +3.0 |
| LYCEE PASQUET | public | 90.0 % | — | -3.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
80.7 %
Average pass rate · 8 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES | privé sous contrat | 117.3 |
| COLLEGE FREDERIC MISTRAL | public | 103.0 |
| COLLEGE ROBERT MOREL | public | 97.1 |
| COLLEGE VINCENT VAN GOGH | public | 86.3 |
| COLLEGE AMPERE | public | 78.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
22
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
101
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
6
💊 Pharmacies
22
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1304
📋 Commerce
443
📋 Enseignement
77
🏥 Sante
665
🚆 Transport
35
⚽ Sport
128
🎭 Culture
84
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 4 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Police municipale - Arles, Maison Départementale de la Solidarité (MDS) d'Arles, Mission locale pour l'insertion professionnelle et sociale des jeunes (16-25 ans) - Arles - Copernic |
| 📋 Syndicat mixte | 1 | Parc naturel régional - Camargue |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 694 | 13.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +84 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 537 | 10.40 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +44 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 483 | 9.30 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 357 | 6.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +33 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 320 | 6.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 312 | 6.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -20 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 260 | 5.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 210 | 7.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 198 | 3.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 139 | 2.70 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +23 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 117 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 116 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 85 | 1.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -57 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 58 | 1.10 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols avec armes | 5 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
192 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
2.1 %
B
3.6 %
C
18.8 %
18.8 %
D
39.6 %
39.6 %
E
22.4 %
22.4 %
F
10.4 %
10.4 %
G
3.1 %
13.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 97 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 2e moitié 17e siècle |
| église | — |
| archevêché | — |
| immeuble | — |
| monument | 1er siècle |
| théâtre;site archéologique | 1er siècle av. JC |
| maison | — |
| maison | 16e siècle |
| site archéologique;pont | 1er quart 1er siècle |
| chapelle | 16e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 11 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Feu de forêt
Recul du trait de côte et de falaises
Rupture de barrage
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 52 996 analyses · SAUR
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
52 996
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
112
⚡ Charge points
758
🚀 Incl. fast charging
54
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontvieille | 21.0 km | 26/100 | 3 571 |
| Fourques | 20.4 km | 37/100 | 2 680 |
| Paradou | 20.7 km | 30/100 | 2 159 |
| Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | 18.1 km | 31/100 | 2 433 |
| Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône | 20.8 km | 36/100 | 8 573 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 18.9 km | 48/100 | 14 145 |
| Beaucaire | 26.9 km | 68/100 | 15 692 |
| Maussane-les-Alpilles | 24.3 km | 32/100 | 2 347 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Arles
What is the price per m² in Arles? ▶
The median price per m² in Arles is 3 112 €.
What is the rental yield in Arles? ▶
The gross rental yield in Arles is 5.0%.
Is Arles a good real estate investment? ▶
Arles has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Arles? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Arles is D.
What are the natural risks in Arles? ▶
11 risks are identified in Arles: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Feu de forêt, Recul du trait de côte et de falaises.