Brue-Auriac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment. At the median price of €2,726/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Brue-Auriac 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 Brue-Auriac.
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Brue-Auriac sell for €2,726/m² at the median, 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.76/m² a month, lower than Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Brue-Auriac: 53 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €14.03/m² a month.
€2,726/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brue-Auriac€2,726/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,333/m²
33
€12.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €16.30/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Provence Verdon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Brue-Auriac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
Unemployment stands at 11.9%. The median disposable income was €27,090 a year per consumption unit, near Var’s towns (€26,770) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.2% of working residents in Brue-Auriac at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Brue-Auriac, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,090
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 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 19% of people in Brue-Auriac are 65 or over, fewer than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
9.8% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than Var’s towns (8.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Ages in Brue-Auriac split evenly at 42.7: half are older, half younger.
42.7median age
Brue-AuriacVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Brue-Auriac: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Brue-Auriac has a lower adjusted death rate than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Brue-Auriac records 87 deaths per 100 expected, below Var’s towns (92) and close to compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 90 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 78, 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Brue-Auriac is Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel, 10.5 mi away. In Var, women can expect to live 86 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Brue-Auriac · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
10.5 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brue-Auriac
Is Brue-Auriac safe?
Brue-Auriac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Brue-Auriac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brue-Auriac grades C− for cost of living.
About Brue-Auriac
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Brue-Auriac is a commune of 1,463 people in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. 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.
