Where to live in Marseille if you commute

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

What is the best area of Marseille to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: La Rose (82), Saint-Giniez (82) and Les Cinq-Avenues (78).

Marseille areas ranked

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

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