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Property in Marseille 6e arrondissement

In Marseille 6e arrondissement (13), the median price per m² stands at €3,900/m² (DVF 2025 release). The median observed rent is €20/m² a month — around €826 a month for a T2.

Median price per m² in 2025
€3,900/m²
+5.3% over one year
Sales in 2025
883
+19.8% over one year
flats and houses
Median rent
€20/m²
€826 for a T2
Population
38,476
-8.0% since 2012
Median living standard
€27,300
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, LocService, ADEME), recorded on October 4, 2026.

The municipality has 38,476 inhabitants, a change of -10.2% ; median living standard there reaches €27,300 a year.

Prices and sales

In 2025, a dwelling in Marseille 6e arrondissement sold at a median price of €3,900/m², +5.3% over one year.

Number of sales per year in Marseille 6e arrondissement

Sales of flats and houses recorded each year. This is the market's thermometer: a price is only meaningful if sales are actually completed.

883 sales in 2025, +19.8% compared with 2024 (737). The peak of the period remains 2022, with 1,177 sales.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
2016706€2,500/m²€121.9M
2017942€2,656/m²€181.1M
2018972€2,827/m²€188.4M
20191,039€3,000/m²€212.7M
20201,034€3,217/m²€224.9M
20211,167€3,462/m²€273.1M
20221,177€3,822/m²€304.0M
2023915€3,889/m²€235.9M
2024737€3,704/m²€181.8M
2025883€3,900/m²€232.5M

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 4, 2026

Median price per m² in 2025€3,900/m²
Sales in 2025883
Average of the previous five years1,006
Total sales value in 2025€232.5M
Sales recorded over ten years10,969
Median price per m² by energy rating (EPC/DPE)
EPC bandMedian price per m²Sales
B€5,911/m²33
C€5,035/m²113
D€4,118/m²197
E€4,189/m²36
F€4,737/m²42

Read with caution. These sales are not comparable with one another: poorly rated dwellings are often old and well located, in town centres, which can make them more expensive per square metre than recent dwellings on the outskirts. The gap therefore measures the commune's housing stock, not the "premium" of a good EPC (DPE) for an otherwise identical property.

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Rents

Median rent by property type
Property typeMonthly rent€/m²Average floor area
T2€826€20/m²41 m²
room€453€38/m²12 m²
studio€638€24/m²27 m²

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Marseille 6e arrondissement, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes16.812.8 – 22.0
Flats with 1-2 rooms19.014.8 – 24.3
Flats with 3 or more rooms16.011.8 – 21.6
Houses18.012.5 – 25.7

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Rental market pressure

Rental pressure8/8
Slack marketVery tight
Budget effort5/8
AffordableUnaffordable

Pressure measures the gap between rental demand and available supply; budget effort, the share of income a household must spend on housing. Both are scored from 1 to 8.

Source: LocService, listing rents · recorded on October 4, 2026

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Marseille 6e arrondissement by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Marseille 6e arrondissement

  • A2891.7%
  • B1,6839.7%
  • C6,75738.8%
  • D5,28530.4%
  • E2,42413.9%
  • F7464.3%
  • G2101.2%

17,394 homes surveyed. 5.5% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 956 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 19.4%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in Marseille 6e arrondissement

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in Marseille 6e arrondissementA, B and C labels: 48 in 2022, 49 in 2025 ; F and G labels: 6 in 2022, 4.9 in 20250204060202220232024202549%4.9%
A, B and C labelsF and G labels
Among the assessments carried out each year: the share of well-rated dwellings (A, B, C) and that of thermal sieves (F, G).

The share of F and G labels among assessments is falling: 6.0% in 2022, 4.9% in 2025.

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Assessments carried out by year and by band
YearABCDEFGTotal
2022752941,105981433139463,073
20231043121,3391,078494169553,551
2024344701,6821,015486135363,858
2025413041,3931,122532134413,567
2026*2824191578632292192,403

* current year, incomplete

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

The trend line starts in 2022: the assessment changed its calculation method in July 2021, and earlier labels cannot be compared with later ones. It describes the dwellings assessed during the year (those being sold, let or just renovated), not an annual census of the housing stock.

Housing stock

Marseille 6e arrondissement has 27,815 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 79.7% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in Marseille 6e arrondissementMain residences : 78.7%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 8.2%Vacant dwellings : 13.1%
  • Main residences78.7%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings8.2%
  • Vacant dwellings13.1%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of Marseille 6e arrondissementTenants : 52.5%Owner-occupiers : 45.2%Housed free of charge : 2.3%
  • Tenants20,36952.5%
  • Owner-occupiers17,56645.2%
  • Housed free of charge8862.3%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +5.1% while the population changed by -8.0%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)27,815
Households22,179
Housing: Marseille 6e arrondissement compared with its département, its region and France
Marseille 6e arrondissementBouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance
Main residences202378.7%−3.7 pts vs France88.0%75.5%82.4%
Second homes20238.2%−1.6 pt vs France4.8%17.5%9.8%
Vacant dwellings202313.1%+5.3 pts vs France7.1%7.1%7.8%
Residents who own their home45.2%−15.6 pts vs France52.3%56.0%60.8%
Tenant residents52.5%+15.1 pts vs France45.5%41.3%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Long-term empty dwellings

Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2025)1,516
Share of private housing stock5.4%

Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.

Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026

Population and households

Population38,476
Households22,179
People per household1.73

Change in the population of Marseille 6e arrondissement

Population trendPopulation: 53 k in 1968, 38 k in 202340 k45 k50 k55 k1968198219992012202338 k inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -8.0%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of Marseille 6e arrondissementUnder 18 : 13.9%18 to 24 : 10.6%25 to 29 : 9.3%30 and over : 66.2%
  • Under 185,23913.9%
  • 18 to 244,00210.6%
  • 25 to 293,5049.3%
  • 30 and over24,93266.2%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in Marseille 6e arrondissementEmployed workers : 54.5%Unemployed : 7.9%Retired people : 21.7%Pupils and students : 9.3%Other economically inactive : 6.6%
  • Employed workers18,24054.5%
  • Unemployed2,6267.9%
  • Retired people7,26221.7%
  • Pupils and students3,0979.3%
  • Other economically inactive2,2176.6%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Marseille 6e arrondissement compared with its département, its region and France
Marseille 6e arrondissementBouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance
Population trend2012-2023-8.0%−12.4 pts vs France+5.2%+5.7%+4.4%
Median age202338.8 years−3.7 yrs vs France42.3 years44.9 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202326.1%−2.7 pts vs France28.9%26.8%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202319.7%−1.6 pt vs France21.2%24.0%21.3%
People per household20231.7−20% vs France2.22.12.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Marseille 6e arrondissement, a household has 1.73 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more people living alone and couples without children, so demand leans more towards small units.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Marseille 6e arrondissement compared with its département, its region and France
Marseille 6e arrondissementBouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€27,300+5% vs France€25,610€25,560€25,920
Poverty rate202320.1%+4.2 pts vs France20.3%18.9%15.9%
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)202312.7%+1.7 pt vs France11.6%11.6%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202378.4%+2.7 pts vs France72.3%74.0%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202321.7%−6.4 pts vs France26.7%30.0%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20239.3%+1.7 pt vs France8.2%6.9%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Marseille 6e arrondissement

Number of businesses located in Marseille 6e arrondissementBusinesses: 7,336 in 2014, 12 k in 20248,00010 k12 k20142016201820202022202412 k
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

11,554 businesses in 2024, compared with 7,336 in 2014: +57.5% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20147,336
20157,606
20167,738
20177,850
20188,329
20198,828
20209,090
20219,779
202210,349
202310,893
202411,554

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026

Businesses: Marseille 6e arrondissement compared with its département, its region and France
Marseille 6e arrondissementBouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance
Number of businesses202411,554242,899656,3216,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+30.9%+5.9 pts vs France+28.3%+26.7%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants2024300.3+209% vs France116.3125.897.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in Marseille 6e arrondissementSole traders : 50.4%SAS and SASU : 18.9%SARL and EURL : 12.8%Civil companies, including SCI : 14.9%Other forms : 3.0%
  • Sole traders11,29450.4%
  • SAS and SASU4,23918.9%
  • SARL and EURL2,88012.8%
  • Civil companies, including SCI3,34114.9%
  • Other forms6693.0%
Businesses with an open establishment in Marseille 6e arrondissement, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 13006. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 4,881 registrations for 1,471 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021907281
2022999228
20231,067227
2024945336
2025963399
2026*842331

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Health
General practitionerPharmacyDentistNurseAnalysis laboratoryMaternity unitHousing for older people
Shops
BakeryGrocery or convenience storeSupermarketButcher'sPetrol station
Education and early years
Nursery or early-years childcareNursery or primary schoolCollège (lower secondary school)Lycée (upper secondary school)
Services and transport
Post office or postal pointBank

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Public transport

At least 1,978 stops for public transport are located in the commune.

Stops by network

  • Réseaux urbains de la Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence1,956
  • Réseau SNCF TGV, Intercités et TER9
  • Réseau interurbain Express ZOU !4
  • Réseau européen BlaBlaCar Bus3
  • Réseau européen FlixBus et FlixTrain2
  • Réseau européen AVE Renfe1
  • Réseau maritime Corsica Linea1
  • Réseau national Trenitalia France1

What this figure does not say. Each stop is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. Their number shows where the network is dense, not how often services run: a stop served every five minutes counts the same as one served twice a day.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 4, 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Marseille 6e arrondissement, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

High exposurelevel 3 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Marseille 6e arrondissement

What is the price per m² in Marseille 6e arrondissement?
The median recorded price is €3,900/m² (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 4, 2026).
What rent can you expect for a T2 in Marseille 6e arrondissement?
The median observed rent is €20/m² a month — around €826 a month for a T2 (source LocService).
Is the rental market in Marseille 6e arrondissement tight?
Rental pressure is rated 8/8 and budget accessibility 5/8 — the higher the pressure score, the further rental demand exceeds supply.
How many inhabitants does Marseille 6e arrondissement have?
Marseille 6e arrondissement has 38,476 inhabitants, with a change of -10.2% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Marseille 6e arrondissement?
19.4% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.