Collobrières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,471/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Collobrières 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 Collobrières.
HealthHealth C−
Collobrières has a higher adjusted death rate than 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Var live to 86 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Collobrières’ deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, higher than both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 198 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 193: 2% above. The nearest emergency department to Collobrières is Ch de Hyeres Antenne Smur site Caserne du Lavandou, 7 mi away.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Collobrières · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Hyeres Antenne Smur site Caserne du Lavandou
12.9 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
Getting about on foot is easier in Collobrières than in 83% of compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 15.4% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, below Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: the jobless rate is 12.2%. Per resident in work, Collobrières counts 0.9 jobs (650 jobs, 700 workers).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Collobrières, 0.9 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Collobrières than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, between Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents have reached 65. Residents of Collobrières have a median age of 50.2.
50.2median age
CollobrièresVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
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
Old homes shape Collobrières: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Collobrières is Ancienne chartreuse de la Verne. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. This Var town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Collobrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 31 offenses reached the police record in Collobrières in 2025. Violence against people averaged 8.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.9. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Fraud11
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.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
31
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
43.3%
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 family 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, 43.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Chartreuse de la Verne and 6 more in and around Collobrières
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Collobrières. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Collobrières
Is Collobrières safe?
Collobrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Collobrières expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,471/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Collobrières grades B− for cost of living.
About Collobrières
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Collobrières is a commune of 1,870 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
1,870 (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.
