Living in Marseille 05
Marseille 05 is one of the cities recorded in France.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Marseille 05?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Marseille 05. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Marseille 05 a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,526 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département4Official · county |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Marseille 05. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Marseille 05. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official |
| Schools | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Marseille 05's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Marseille 05?
Police recorded about 8,651 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,651 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Marseille 05's nearest airport was MRS, 22 km away and offered 86 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Marseille 05. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Marseille 05's monthly mean temperatures were 7.7°C in January and 25.2°C in July. Marseille 05's monthly precipitation totalled 47.1 mm in January and 10.8 mm in July. Marseille 05's average monthly sunshine was 147 hours in January and 372 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Marseille 05?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Marseille 05 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11.8 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.5 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 30.7 · Aug 30.5 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 21.3 · Nov 15.7 · Dec 12.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 3.6 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.4 · May 13.3 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 4.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.7 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.4 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.7 · Dec 8.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 47.1 · Feb 29.8 · Mar 29.5 · Apr 51.6 · May 37.7 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 10.8 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 82 · Oct 73.3 · Nov 75.9 · Dec 40.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 147 · Feb 173 · Mar 234 · Apr 250 · May 298 · Jun 337 · Jul 372 · Aug 333 · Sep 263 · Oct 196 · Nov 150 · Dec 138 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In France: Nîmes ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Bari (Italy) ±0.6 °C, Tarragona (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.2 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.2 °C, Foggia (Italy) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Marseille 05?
The published population was 45,702 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 45,702 people | 1 Jan 2023 | Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)16Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Marseille 05
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Marseille 05 from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Marseille 05
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 16.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Alternative cities in France
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Marseille 05 when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs Marseille 05 part of Marseille?
Marseille 05 is in the published commuting zone of Marseille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Marseille city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Marseille 05?
The published population was 45,702 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).
Is the air quality good in Marseille 05?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.
How safe is Marseille 05?
Police recorded about 8,651 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025.
Is Marseille 05 a good place to live?
Marseille 05 may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Marseille 05 part of Marseille?
Marseille 05 is in the published commuting zone of Marseille; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Marseille 05?
Marseille, Marseille 01, Marseille 04, Marseille 06, Marseille 03 are near Marseille 05. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Marseille 05, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9518e6e695e9440be748bb50592dd994]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/marseille-05/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
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