In this village with its narrow streets, there are beautiful middle-class properties and many green spaces. It is centred around its church and overlooks the urban centre of Marseille and the sea in the distance. Popular with families for its natural beauty, it offers beautiful walks with panoramic views.

The residence Les Amaryllis, built in the 1970s, has the particularity of housing on its roof flats with vegetated terraces giving the impression of rooftop gardens.

Still structured around the old village core, with its charming main square and church, it is a good place to live. The food shops on Avenue de Mazargues and the large market on Boulevard Michelet on Thursday mornings make this a family-friendly neighbourhood.

A rugby match at O’Brady’s pub is a must, as well as the Set Squash. Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse is the architectural landmark of the area, with a panoramic roof terrace that is not to be missed.

Central, between Castellane and the Prado traffic circle, and very well served with two metro stops, there are many colleges and high schools, including the Lycée Périer, which makes it a young and lively neighborhood.

Place Delibes is the heart of the neighborhood, with its characteristic newsstand and flower shop. The buildings are mostly Haussmannian, and the life is urban. Despite its urbanization, the neighborhood remains quite green, the perfect balance for a tree-lined city life between city and sea.

Not to be missed: the daily market on the Prado, the largest and most well-stocked in the city.