Belgentier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. At the median price of €3,213/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Gapeau. Its strongest is health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Belgentier stand out
The one thing Belgentier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Belgentier with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belgentier.
HousingCost of living C
The median home in Belgentier sells for €3,213/m², against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.39/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Var’s towns (€14.43/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 86 homes were sold in Belgentier. Among the homes sold, 70% were houses.
€3,213/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Belgentier€3,213/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,567/m²
60
€12.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.61 to €15.96/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Gapeau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Belgentier keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Belgentier; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Belgentier records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 92 in Var’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 161 residents of Belgentier died, against 190 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Belgentier is Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse, 8.3 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners in the town. Life expectancy at birth in Var is 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Belgentier · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Belgentier run higher than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,100 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 9.6%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Belgentier, 0.2 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Belgentier is a graduates’ town: 37% hold a degree, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of residents, between Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Belgentier are older than 47.5. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
47.5median age
BelgentierVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Belgentier
Is Belgentier safe?
Belgentier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Belgentier expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Belgentier grades C for cost of living.
About Belgentier
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Belgentier is a commune of 2,373 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Gapeau. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
