Living and working in…

Arles, St-Martin-de-Crau
and Tarascon

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Are you going to work in one of the business parks at Arles, Tarascon or St. Martin de Crau?

On the left bank of the Rhône, between the Mediterranean and the Alpilles Nature Park, you will find the Arles, St-Martin-de-Crau and Tarascon business parks.

They offer convenient access to an array of charming recreational destinations such as the La Crau plain, fruit and vegetable farms, the lagoons of the Camargue and historical sites.

Going to work

The region is covered by the N113 road which connects the A54 to the A7 and A9 highways. The business parks are also served by a public transit network of urban and rural bus routes. Arles, Tarascon and St. Martin de Crau (Ecopole) have SNCF and TER train stations.

Rental rates

Location1 bedroom apt.2 bedroom apt.House
Arles / Tarascon€450-600 incl. fees€600-950 incl. fees€850-1,000 incl. fees
Boulbon / St-Martin-de-Crau€ from 500 incl. fees€ from 600 incl. fees€ from 800 incl. fees
Fontvieille / Le Paradou / Maussane€ from 550 incl. fees€ from 800 incl. fees€ from 1,000 incl. fees

Rental rates and prices are not contractual and are provided as a guide only.

A few purchase prices

One-bedroom apartment in Arles from €110,000

Two-room house in Fontvieille from €337,000

Two-bedroom townhouse in highly desirable Théâtre neighborhood in Tarascon from €43,000

Medical services

The Joseph Imbert hospital complex in Arles has 300 beds and a maternity ward. The Portes de Camargue hospital system has approximately 500 beds and slots between its locations at Beaucaire and Tarascon.

You are about one hour from the Avignon hospital, which has medical and surgical technical capacities. Finally, the second-largest medical hub in France – the hospitals in Aix-en-Provence (762 beds) and Marseille (3,400 beds) – has some of the best healthcare services in France and is easily accessible.

Nursery to high school


  • 12 nursery schools
  • 27 kindergartens
  • 40 elementary schools
  • 8 middle schools
  • 4 high schools
  • 4 vocational high schools

Among the cities of Arles, Tarascon, St. Martin-de-Crau, Fontvieille, Maussane, Paradou and Boulbon.

International programmes, with some classes taught in foreign languages, have been opened in several middle and high schools in Aix-en-Provence (German and English), Marseilles (German, English, Arabic, Spanish and Italian) and Pennes Mirabeau (English).

Higher education

  • AMU (Aix-Marseille University): the largest university in the French-speaking world.
  • Wide-ranging and multidisciplinary education options that encompass all disciplines: The arts, humanities and social sciences, Economics and management, Health care, Sciences and technology, Law.
  • A university with a global outlook: 45 degrees through international partnership arrangements and 10 Erasmus Mundus programs.
  • IAE Aix (Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management) ranked among the 30 best schools of management in the world.
  • Elite higher education institutions: Arts & Métiers ParisTech (Aix-en-Provence), Mines St Etienne ISMIN (Gardanne), Centrale (Marseille), Ecole Nationale d’Architecture (National School of Architecture, Marseille), Kedge Business School (Marseille), Polytech (Marseille), Sciences Po Aix.

Arles: a university town with 1,300 students and 20 degree programmes, including the IUP training programme in Cultural Institution Administration.

Avignon: 2 campuses with a total of over 7,000 students studying humanities, social sciences, natural and life sciences, applied linguistics, law, political science and economics.

  • 90,000 students (Académie Aix Marseille)
  • 5 large campuses
  • 12 post-graduate schools

MOPA 3D animation school, ENSP National Superior School of Photography, Regulation and Automation Institute.

2013 Shanghai Ranking: amu among the 150 best universities in the world (out of 500) and within the 6 range for french universities.

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