# 9th arrondissement of Marseille

The 9th arrondissement of Marseille is one of 16 arrondissements of Marseille. This district is the largest in the city. The 9th arrondissement borders the 8th, 10th and 11th arrondissements. It is governed locally together with the 10th arrondissement, with which it forms the 5th sector of Marseille.

## Neighbourhoods

The district is divided into nine neighbourhoods: Les Baumettes, Le Cabot, Carpiagne, La Panouse, Le Redon (comprising Luminy), Mazargues, Sainte-Marguerite, Sormiou, Vaufrèges, along with multiple smaller sized lots. The arrondissement also contains part of the Massif des Calanques.

## Public transport

The 9th district has two subway stations, part of the Marseille Metro.
* Rond-Point du Prado
* Sainte-Marguerite Dromel

## Principal landmarks

* The Mazargues obelisk
* The Mazargues War Cemetery, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground, is located on Avenue General de Lattre de Tassigny. Covering an area of 9,021 square metres (97,100 sq ft), it contains memorials to 1742 war casualties, including 1487 from World War I and 267 from World War II.

## Demography
### Population of the neighbourhoods

| Neighbourhood | population 1990 | population 1999 | population 2006 |
| Les Baumettes | 7,267 | 7,235 | 6,696 |
| Le Cabot | 10,812 | 10,757 | 10,806 |
| Carpiagne | 209 | 193 | 1,011 |
| Mazargues | 16,887 | 17,116 | 17,605 |
| La Panouse | 5,906 | 5,867 | 5,480 |
| Le Redon | 4,419 | 5,289 | 5,675 |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 20,309 | 20,707 | 20,607 |
| Sormiou | 4,568 | 5,028 | 6,830 |
| Vaufrèges | 463 | 568 | 620 |
| Total | 70,840 | 72,760 | 75,330 |

### Unemployment rate by neighbourhood in 2006

| Neighbourhood | Workforce | Number of unemployed | Unemployment rate |
| Les Baumettes | 2 308 | 299 | 12,95% |
| Le Cabot | 4 596 | 420 | 9,14% |
| Carpiagne | 91 | 0 | 0,00% |
| Mazargues | 7 777 | 1 030 | 13,24% |
| La Panouse | 2 402 | 309 | 12,85% |
| Le Redon | 1 881 | 199 | 10,59% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 8 874 | 1 159 | 13,06% |
| Sormiou | 2 809 | 465 | 16,55% |
| Vaufrèges | 266 | 28 | 10,68% |
| Arrondissement | 31 005 | 3 909 | 12,61% |
| Total Marseille | 352 855 | 64 330 | 18,23% |

### Beneficiaries of supplementary universal health coverage (CMU-C) by neighbourhood

Supplementary CMU (CMU-C) is a free complementary health plan that covers what is not covered by compulsory health insurance schemes.
Beneficiaries of the CMU-C by IRIS in 2008
| Neighbourhood | Population covered in 2008 | Beneficiaries CMU-C 2008 | Percentage of Beneficiaries 2008 |
| Les Baumettes | 5 372 | 576 | 10,72% |
| Le Cabot | 6 770 | 243 | 3,59% |
| Carpiagne | 2 | 0 | 0,00% |
| Mazargues | 14 789 | 1 137 | 7,69% |
| La Panouse | 4 394 | 146 | 3,32% |
| Le Redon | 3 049 | 120 | 3,94% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 16 885 | 1 755 | 10,59% |
| Sormiou | 5 297 | 950 | 17,93% |
| Vaufrèges | 466 | 9 | 1,93% |
| Arrondissement | 57 701 | 4 969 | 8,61% |
| Total Marseille | 718 664 | 132 156 | 18,39% |

### Families by neighbourhood in 2006

Single parent families and families with four children at 1 January 2006
| Neighbourhood | Families | of whom, single parent families | % single parent families | families with four or more children | % families with four or more children |
| Les Baumettes | 1 389 | 239 | 17.25% | 23 | 1.65% |
| Le Cabot | 2 977 | 386 | 12.96% | 40 | 1.35% |
| Carpiagne | 60 | 4 | 6.67% | 4 | 6.67% |
| Mazargues | 4 773 | 923 | 19.33% | 92 | 1.94% |
| La Panouse | 1 496 | 264 | 17.66% | 25 | 1.67% |
| Le Redon | 1 164 | 230 | 19.78% | 6 | 0.49% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 5 652 | 1 179 | 20.86% | 108 | 1.92% |
| Sormiou | 1 835 | 341 | 18.59% | 124 | 6.74% |
| Vaufrèges | 186 | 22 | 11.72% | 1 | 0.65% |
| Total arrondissement | 19 529 | 3 588 | 18.37% | 423 | 2.17% |
| Total Marseille | 213 538 | 46 568 | 21.81% | 8 414 | 3.94% |

### Dwellings by neighbourhood at 8/3/1999

| Neighbourhood | % tenants | % apartment buildings | % 4 or more rooms |
| Les Baumettes | 35,45% | 54,33% | 61,38% |
| Le Cabot | 32,09% | 89,99% | 48,60% |
| Carpiagne | 100,00% | 95,00% | 75,00% |
| Mazargues | 51,94% | 81,06% | 42,98% |
| La Panouse | 30,13% | 88,93% | 54,61% |
| Le Redon | 51,38% | 74,72% | 49,25% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 41,04% | 86,31% | 45,20% |
| Sormiou | 48,05% | 71,43% | 60,74% |
| Vaufrèges | 21,28% | 13,19% | 54,89% |
| Arrondissement | 41,69% | 81,53% | 48,33% |
| Total Marseille | 51,73% | 82,86% | 38,21% |

### Population of neighbourhood by age at 8/3/1999

| Neighbourhood | % 0–19 years | % 20–39 years | % 40–59 years | % 60–74 years | % 75 years + |
| Les Baumettes | 21,22% | 36,23% | 27,24% | 10,06% | 5,25% |
| Le Cabot | 19,27% | 25,90% | 28,02% | 16,68% | 10,13% |
| Carpiagne | 29,02% | 64,25% | 6,74% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| Mazargues | 22,18% | 27,50% | 26,29% | 14,21% | 9,81% |
| La Panouse | 22,09% | 24,61% | 25,74% | 17,20% | 10,36% |
| Le Redon | 19,25% | 47,19% | 20,04% | 9,23% | 4,29% |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 22,38% | 26,24% | 24,24% | 15,73% | 11,41% |
| Sormiou | 32,08% | 26,95% | 26,19% | 10,80% | 3,98% |
| Vaufrèges | 19,89% | 27,29% | 30,46% | 14,96% | 7,39% |
| Arrondissement | 22,18% | 29,03% | 25,53% | 14,21% | 9,06% |
| Total Marseille | 23,16% | 28,67% | 24,84% | 14,18% | 9,16% |