Living in Saint-Jean-du-Désert, Marseille
Saint-Jean-du-Désert is an area of Marseille with about 7,287 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 72 out of 100 (good): better than 57% of Marseille residents, ranked 51 of 108 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 8 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 9 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 11.1% tree canopy within 500 m
- Public transport frequency: 19 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Saint-Jean-du-Désert suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 82 · excellent | 19 of 108 |
| Family | 75 · good | 22 of 108 |
| Over 65 | 83 · excellent | 37 of 108 |
| Working from home | 69 · good | 17 of 108 |
| Commuter | 68 · good | 23 of 108 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 428 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 239 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 745 m | 9 min walk |
| Nursery school | 627 m | 8 min walk |
| Primary school | 638 m | 8 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 190 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 1,307 m | 16 min walk |
| Public green space | 192 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 668 m | 8 min walk |
| Playground | 597 m | 7 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 199 m | 2 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 11.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.6%)
- 8.3 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 19 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 25)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Saint-Jean-du-Désert
Allée des magnolias · Allée des ormeaux · Allée du puits · Avenue d'air bel · Avenue de garlaban · Avenue des lauriers roses · Avenue desire bianco · Avenue mazenode · Avenue pierre chevalier · Boulevard baoume laugiere · Boulevard bezombes · Boulevard de la charbonnelle · Boulevard faissolle · Boulevard simiand · Boulevard ysnard · Chemin de la maternelle · Chemin de la parette · Cour des Quatre Vents · Cours des quatre vents · Hameau Saint-Jean du Désert · Impasse Maria Mauban · Impasse des Bons Amis · Impasse des eglantiers · Impasse des magnolias · Impasse girand · Impasse joseph clerissy · Place de l'olivier · Place de la parette · Place des galets · Place des jardins · Place des quatre tours · Place du marche · Porte de la Castellane · Rue Hrant Dink · Rue de la boiseraie · Rue de la pinede · Rue de la traverse · Rue des bons amis · Rue docteur jules giraud · Rue du docteur cauvin · Rue du millepertuis · Rue dupre · Rue gaston de flotte · Rue joseph clerissy · Rue louis reybaud · Traverse Clémentine · Traverse de la clementine · Traverse des Millepertuis · Traverse des faienciers · Voie sans nom roquelaure--chevalier · chemin de Lulune
Nearby areas
- La Fourragère 80
- Saint-Barnabé 78
- La Pomme 73
- Pont-de-Vivaux 69
- La Timone 59
- Saint-Pierre 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