The 9th arrondissement of Marseille is one of 16 districts or arrondissement of Marseille

Marseille

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. This district is also considered to be the largest one in the city. The 9th district borders the 7th and 8th and the general region is known to be very prestigious.

Neighbourhoods

The district is divided into nine neighbourhoods: Les Baumettes, Le Cabot, Carpiagne, La Panouse, Le Redon, Mazargues, Sainte-Marguerite, Sormiou, Vaufrèges, along with multiple smaller sized lots.

Public Transportation

The 9th district has two subway stations, part of the Marseille Metro

Marseille Metro

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• Rond-Point du Prado - Stade Vélodrome
• Sainte-Marguerite Dromel

Principal landmarks

• The Mazargue obelisk

The Mazargues War Cemetery, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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 burial ground, is located on Avenue General de Lattre de Tassignyhttp://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.249595,5.405145&spn=0.005525,0.009506&key=ABQIAAAAIltINeq-ZjOp0luxK08uPBT6-NYLVlrZx_sLP6VAOatSokz-sBTFS8cLPWLXMnAlL5r96WJEFHG3AQ&mapclient=jsapi&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=0. Covering an area of 9021 square metres (10,789 sq yd), it contains memorials to 1765 war casualties, including 1487 from World War I

World War I

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 and 267 from World War II

World War II

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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

Education and training by neighbourhood in 2006

Non-graduation and graduates rates by area as of January 1, 2006

Neighbourhood	15+ years of school	total without diploma	% without diploma	total with 3+ BAC	% with 3+ BAC
Les Baumettes	5 329	1 390	26.09%	493	9.25%
Le Cabot	8 060	815	10.11%	2 010	24.94%
Carpiagne	582	464	79.73%	1	0.17%
Mazargues	13 082	2 340	17.88%	2 143	16.38%
La Panouse	4 148	494	11.90%	888	21.42%
Le Redon	2 874	416	14.49%	452	15.73%
Sainte-Marguerite	15 283	3 236	21.17%	1 766	11.55%
Sormiou	4 531	1 196	26.40%	852	18.81%
Vaufrèges	463	85	18.45%	47	10.22%
Arrondissement	54 350	10 436	19.20%	8 653	15.92%
Total Marseille	590 908	149 305	25.27%	79 435	13.44%

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 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

Neighboourhood	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%

External links

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