Where to live in Marseille as a student

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

What is the best area of Marseille to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Les Cinq-Avenues (88), Les Chartreux (87) and Parc du Roy d'Espagne (87).

Marseille areas ranked

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