With a C overall, Bormes-les-Mimosas sits #25 of 73 in Var. Set against the rest, it does better than 27% of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest subject is schools — brevet results at the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bormes-les-Mimosas 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 Bormes-les-Mimosas.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Bormes-les-Mimosas cost more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,694/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €6,257/m² in Bormes-les-Mimosas, apartments for €5,512/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.00/m² a month, higher than both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 34% were houses.
€5,694/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bormes-les-Mimosas€5,694/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,257/m²
302
Apartments
€5,512/m²
586
€17.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.58 to €21.29/m² a month)
14.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
More crime per resident in Bormes-les-Mimosas than in 68% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Bormes-les-Mimosas was criminal damage (2025). Over 2025, Bormes-les-Mimosas logged 229 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.5 cases of violence against people and 18.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage99
Family violence33
Other physical violence25
Burglary24
Theft from vehicles19
Sexual violence17
Vehicle theft12
Fraud78
Theft without violence70
Drug use19
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
229
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #6 of 63 in Var. The nearest general lycée is 10.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Bormes-les-Mimosas, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Bormes-les-Mimosas is Fort de Brégançon et îlot qui le supporte. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Bormes-les-Mimosas has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The median disposable income was €27,380 a year per consumption unit, close to Var’s towns (€26,770) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 5.8% of Bormes-les-Mimosas’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Motorbike or scooter6%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
2,650
jobs based in Bormes-les-Mimosas, 0.8 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bormes-les-Mimosas run lower than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,260 deaths in Bormes-les-Mimosas from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,166, 7% fewer. Its care home for older people (84 places) counts its residents as Bormes-les-Mimosas’; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Bormes-les-Mimosas can choose among 10 GPs. Life expectancy in Var: 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Bormes-les-Mimosas · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Hyeres Antenne Smur site Caserne du Lavandou
11.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Hyeres Marie Josee Treffot
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bormes-les-Mimosas
Is Bormes-les-Mimosas safe?
It grades C for safety, #45 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 99 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bormes-les-Mimosas good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #6 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bormes-les-Mimosas expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bormes-les-Mimosas grades D− for cost of living.
About Bormes-les-Mimosas
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bormes-les-Mimosas is a commune of 8,545 people in the Communauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures. 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
Population
8,545 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures
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.
