Living in La Pointe-Rouge, Marseille
La Pointe-Rouge is an area of Marseille with about 6,200 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 87 out of 100 (excellent): better than 88% of Marseille residents, ranked 14 of 108 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 3 min walk, large park 6 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 6 min walk, doctor 10 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 14 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 13 min walk
Who La Pointe-Rouge suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 70 · good | 53 of 108 |
| Family | 34 · poor | 101 of 108 |
| Over 65 | 88 · excellent | 17 of 108 |
| Working from home | 68 · good | 19 of 108 |
| Commuter | 58 · fair | 56 of 108 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 387 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 453 m | 6 min walk |
| Doctor | 793 m | 10 min walk |
| Nursery school | 573 m | 7 min walk |
| Primary school | 642 m | 8 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 267 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 4,425 m | 55 min walk |
| Public green space | 235 m | 3 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 509 m | 6 min walk |
| Playground | 1,076 m | 13 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 620 m | 8 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 21.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.6%)
- 8.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 14 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 25)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in La Pointe-Rouge
Allée de l'espigaou · Avenue beau pin · Avenue d'odessa · Avenue d'outre mer · Avenue de montredon · Avenue du corail · Avenue lauzier · Avenue montmare · Boulevard amphitrite · Boulevard bourre · Boulevard challier de nere · Boulevard chancel · Boulevard de lorraine · Boulevard de nice · Boulevard des dauphins · Boulevard des reinettes · Boulevard des tritons · Boulevard du trident · Boulevard maire · Boulevard mireille jourdan-barry · Boulevard neptune · Boulevard pierre mazieres · Boulevard piot · Boulevard richard · Boulevard serre · Boulevard tanneur · Impasse Mazieres · Impasse des regates · Impasse gallet · Impasse mouraille · Impasse sacouman · Impasse tissot · Place Joseph Vidal · Place engaliere ramifiee · Promenade du grand large · Rond-Point lucien muratore · Rue du pin · Rue luce · Traverse des nereides · Traverse du conglu · Traverse fach · Traverse jean andre · Traverse parangon · Traverse prat · Traverse pupat · Traverse saint michel · Traverse tiboulen · Voie d'accès au reservoir de l'aigle · Voie sans nom tiboulen (tra)
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources