Bras has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,000/m², a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bras 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 Bras.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Bras walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
For its 1,200 residents in work, Bras has 250 jobs: 0.2 each. Unemployment stands at 8.7%. 4.1% of Bras’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Bras, 0.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Bras sells for €3,000/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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.14/m² a month. Bras recorded 121 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€3,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bras€3,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,155/m²
98
€12.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.87 to €16.05/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Bras, above Var’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, higher than Var’s towns (8.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
44.5median age
BrasVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP23%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Bras’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Bras records 93 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 203 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 188, 7% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Bras is Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel, 7.2 mi away. At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bras · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
7.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bras keeps more of its old housing than Var or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bras, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Bras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.3 violent offenses and 10.4 graded property crimes a year. In all, 35 offenses reached the police record in Bras in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Other physical violence12
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence10
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.9%
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 · When family violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (40.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bras
Is Bras safe?
Bras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Is Bras expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.59/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bras grades C− for cost of living.
About Bras
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bras is a commune of 2,637 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. 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.
