Cabasse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cabasse 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 Cabasse.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Cabasse, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Var’s towns and compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Cabasse is Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel, 8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 165 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 186, 13% more. 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 homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cabasse · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
8 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
Money is tighter in Cabasse than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,790 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 11.5%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Cabasse, 0.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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
Renting in Cabasse costs less than in Var’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.21/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €2,500/m², about level with compared French towns (€2,430/m²) and below Var’s towns (€3,797/m²). A home here costs 7.1 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Cœur du Var. Houses made up 84% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cabasse€2,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,778/m²
89
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €13.91/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur du Var
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Cabasse keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Cabasse is Menhir de Champduy. On the Culture ministry’s list, Cabasse counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Cabasse has fewer older residents than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 21% are 65 or over
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. 26% of adults hold a degree, below both Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: under 15: 17% of residents.
44.6median age
CabasseVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
Safety
Cabasse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
For 2025, the figures show 26 offenses in Cabasse. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.6 cases of violence against people and 12.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage15
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
46.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 46.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cabasse
Is Cabasse safe?
Cabasse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Cabasse expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Cabasse grades C for cost of living.
About Cabasse
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cabasse is a commune of 2,020 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur du Var. 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.
