Living in Le Merlan, Marseille
Le Merlan is an area of Marseille with about 5,044 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 67 out of 100 (good): better than 49% of Marseille residents, ranked 65 of 108 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 4 min walk, large park 20 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 6 min walk, pharmacy 9 min walk, doctor 12 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 4 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 12 min walk
Who Le Merlan suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 73 · good | 44 of 108 |
| Family | 49 · fair | 77 of 108 |
| Over 65 | 78 · good | 53 of 108 |
| Working from home | 64 · good | 26 of 108 |
| Commuter | 60 · good | 48 of 108 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 467 m | 6 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 705 m | 9 min walk |
| Doctor | 968 m | 12 min walk |
| Nursery school | 516 m | 6 min walk |
| Primary school | 516 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 249 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 2,091 m | 26 min walk |
| Public green space | 294 m | 4 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,585 m | 20 min walk |
| Playground | 939 m | 12 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 304 m | 4 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 12.7% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.6%)
- 8.5 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 12 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 25)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Le Merlan
Allée Gaby Deslys · Allée de la Savonnerie · Allée des Glaieuls · Allée des troenes · Avenue des glaieuls · Avenue des lys · Avenue des paquerettes · Avenue du merlan · Avenue guynemer · Avenue louis bleriot · Boulevard albertville · Boulevard d'Albertville · Boulevard notre dame de santa cruz · Chemin du bassin · Chemin du four de buze · Chemin du murmure des eaux · Impasse Régine Pernoud · Impasse de l'Orcanette · Impasse de la Barille · Impasse de la tourelle · Impasse des petits champs · Impasse du four de buze · Impasse guynemer · Impasse spinelli · Place guynemer · Rue crescas davin · Rue des geraniums · Rue du pebre d'ail · Rue gabriel audisio · Rue latham · Rue madeleine de valmalete · Rue paul matton · Rue roland garros · Sentier du Vallon de la Femme Morte · Traverse Caillol · Traverse camp long · Traverse de party · Traverse des paquerettes · Voie sans nom castellas gr.scolaire
Nearby areas
- Saint-Mitre 72
- Saint-Jérôme 68
- Sainte-Marthe 65
- Saint-Joseph 63
- La Batarelle 56
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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