FR flag
Angers

France

vs
FR flag
Marseille

France

Climate

Angers logs 14 hot days a year to Marseille's 2 — Marseille wins by 12. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 122.

AngersMarseille
Sunny days
146268
Hot days
142
Frost days
190
Rainy days
13477
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
3.5 m/s4.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9322,914
Darkest month sun
62 hrs/mo138 hrs/mo
UV peak month
5.48.1

Angers

Feels-like °C

0
2
5
11
15
22
21
23
18
11
4
1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Marseille

Feels-like °C

2
5
9
13
20
26
29
28
23
15
8
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Marseille averages $2,219/mo for balanced living; Angers has no cost baseline yet.

Angers

monthly · balanced

Marseille

$2,219

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,700Comfort $3,457
Top 65%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

On mobility, Angers scores 3.9 vs Marseille's 3.2 (0–5 scale). Marseille still holds an edge on public transit.

3.9/5
vs
3.2/5
AngersMarseille
WalkabilityTransit
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Angers leads

Culture

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Angers's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.8/5
AngersMarseille
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Marseille leads

Nature & Outdoors

Marseille scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Angers has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.3/5
AngersMarseille
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Marseille scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Angers has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.8/5
AngersMarseille
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfireFlooding

Career

Marseille scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Angers has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AngersMarseille
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Marseille scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Angers has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
AngersMarseille
Expat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Marseille scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Angers has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AngersMarseille
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Marseille scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Angers has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
AngersMarseille
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Marseille scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Angers has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
AngersMarseille
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Angers averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Marseille's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Angers breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

Angers

Marseille

8.1µg/m³
9.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Angers (163K) and Marseille (912K) are 5.6x in population — Marseille is the larger metro, Angers the smaller; on land area Marseille spans roughly 3.2x more ground.

4.2x

Marseille is roughly 4.2x the scale of Angers

Combined population & area comparison

FR flagMarseille
4.2x
FR flagAngers
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.FR flagMarseille912K5.6x
2.FR flagAngers163K1x
Area
1.FR flagMarseille185 km²3.2x
2.FR flagAngers58 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
12 km8.3 km

FR flagAngers

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km19 km

FR flagMarseille

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Angers vs Marseille

Which is cheaper, Angers or Marseille?
Marseille has an estimated monthly cost of $2,219.
How does the climate compare between Angers and Marseille?
Sunny days: 146 vs 268 d — Marseille higher Annual sunshine: 1,932 vs 2,914 hrs — Marseille higher Winter sunshine: 62 vs 138 hrs/day — Marseille higher Hot days (>30°C): 14 vs 2 d — Marseille lower Frost days: 19 vs 0 d — Marseille lower Rainy days: 134 vs 77 d — Marseille lower
Is Angers or Marseille safer?
Marseille has a safety score of 1.8/5.
Should I move to Angers or Marseille?
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