Where to live in Marseille with a family

Ranking of Marseille's 108 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Marseille to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Le Cabot (86), La Rose (86) and Les Aygalades (86).

Marseille areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Le Cabot	86 · excellent	Public green space
2	La Rose	86 · excellent	Public green space
3	Les Aygalades	86 · excellent	Public green space
4	Saint-Loup	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	La Bégude	83 · excellent	Public green space
6	La Fourragère	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Les Comtes	82 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Les Roubaud	82 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Saint-Tronc	81 · excellent	Public green space
10	Montolivet	80 · excellent	Public green space
11	Malpassé	80 · excellent	Public green space
12	Sainte-Anne	80 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Mazargues	78 · good	Public green space
14	Saint-Jérôme	78 · good	Public green space
15	Saint-Louis	78 · good	Public green space
16	La Plage	78 · good	Public green space
17	Saint-Barthélemy	77 · good	Public green space
18	Saint-Giniez	76 · good	Public green space
19	La Pomme	76 · good	Services on foot
20	La Millière	76 · good	Public green space
21	Les Cinq-Avenues	75 · good	Public green space
22	Saint-Jean-du-Désert	75 · good	Public green space
23	Bonneveine	75 · good	Public green space
24	La Calade	74 · good	Public green space
25	La Blancarde	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
26	Vauban	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
27	Pont-de-Vivaux	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
28	Verduron	72 · good	Public green space
29	Palais de Justice	71 · good	Services on foot
30	La Petite Viste	70 · good	Public green space
31	Saint-Barnabé	70 · good	Services on foot
32	La Capelette	70 · good	Public green space
33	Les Chartreux	70 · good	Services on foot
34	Notre-Dame Limite	69 · good	Services on foot
35	Les Baumettes	69 · good	Public green space
36	Le Rouet	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
37	Saint-Pierre	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Les Chutes-Lavie	67 · good	Public green space
39	Sainte-Marguerite	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Thiers	66 · good	Services on foot
41	Le Canet	65 · good	Public green space
42	Saint-Mauront	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
43	Le Camas	64 · good	Services on foot
44	Notre-Dame-du-Mont	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
45	Parc du Roy d'Espagne	64 · good	Public green space
46	La Cabucelle	63 · good	Services on foot
47	Castellane	63 · good	Services on foot
48	Lodi	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
49	Sainte-Marthe	63 · good	Services on foot
50	Baille	62 · good	Services on foot
51	Menpenti	62 · good	Public green space
52	Belsunce	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
53	La Timone	61 · good	Public green space
54	Le Redon	59 · fair	Public green space
55	Château-Gombert	59 · fair	Public green space
56	Les Baumillons	59 · fair	Tree canopy
57	Saint-Just	58 · fair	Services on foot
58	Saint-Victor	58 · fair	Services on foot
59	Les Arnavaux	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
60	Le Pharo	58 · fair	Services on foot
61	Saint-Charles	57 · fair	Public green space
62	Périer	57 · fair	Public green space
63	Saint-Lazare	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
64	Les Crottes	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
65	Saint-Marcel	56 · fair	Public green space
66	La Delorme	56 · fair	Services on foot
67	Bompard	55 · fair	Services on foot
68	La Conception	55 · fair	Services on foot
69	La Croix-Rouge	54 · fair	Public green space
70	La Valbarelle	54 · fair	Services on foot
71	Opéra	54 · fair	Services on foot
72	Les Trois-Lucs	53 · fair	Public green space
73	La Villette	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
74	La Viste	52 · fair	Public green space
75	Les Grands Carmes	51 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
76	Endoume	51 · fair	Services on foot
77	Le Merlan	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
78	Saint-Antoine	49 · fair	Public green space
79	Technopôle de Château-Gombert	48 · fair	Public green space
80	Montredon	48 · fair	Public green space
81	Le Roucas-Blanc	47 · fair	Public green space
82	Saint-Henri	46 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
83	Les Borels	46 · fair	Public green space
84	L'Estaque	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
85	Hôtel de Ville	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
86	Saint-André	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
87	Saint-Joseph	43 · fair	Services on foot
88	La Belle de Mai	43 · fair	Services on foot
89	Les Martégaux	42 · fair	Public green space
90	Saint-Julien	42 · fair	Public green space
91	Bon-Secours	42 · fair	Public green space
92	Saint-Mitre	41 · fair	Public green space
93	Les Piches	41 · fair	Services on foot
94	La Valentine	41 · fair	Public green space
95	Les Olives	41 · fair	Public green space
96	La Joliette	39 · poor	Services on foot
97	Saint-Lambert	39 · poor	Services on foot
98	Éoures	39 · poor	Tree canopy
99	Les Camoins	36 · poor	Tree canopy
100	Les Dales	35 · poor	Tree canopy
101	La Pointe-Rouge	34 · poor	Public green space
102	La Vieille-Chapelle	32 · poor	Public green space
103	Les Caillols	30 · poor	Public green space
104	Saint-Menet	26 · poor	Public green space
105	Les Accates	26 · poor	Public green space
106	La Moussière	24 · poor	Public green space
107	La Batarelle	20 · poor	Public green space
108	Le Cavaou-Est	20 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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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