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Old homes shape Ampus: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Var’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Ampus sits above both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ampus: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ampus is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Spéluque, dite chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Plan.

Few people in Ampus are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Var’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Ampus below both Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). 14% of residents are children under 15.

Unemployment in Ampus, 13.1%, runs above Var’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Ampus is above both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ampus has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

Renting in Ampus costs less than in Var’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.61/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Ampus comes below both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,508/m², comes from 49 sales of houses and apartments in Ampus from July 2023 to June 2026.