The weak point is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 14.1% unemployment. It also trails on cost of living (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too: 59% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Entrecasteaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Entrecasteaux 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 Entrecasteaux.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Entrecasteaux than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
56.7median age
EntrecasteauxVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Entrecasteaux than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,460 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.6% 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%). Unemployment stands at 14.1%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Entrecasteaux, 0.5 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Entrecasteaux: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Entrecasteaux is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Aube. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Entrecasteaux is below 52% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Var: 86 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 126 deaths in Entrecasteaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 145: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Entrecasteaux is Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan, 10.5 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Entrecasteaux · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
11 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Entrecasteaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 10.2 cases of violence against people and 16.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In all, 17 offenses reached the police record in Entrecasteaux in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Family violence5
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
62.4%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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 (62.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Entrecasteaux
Is Entrecasteaux safe?
Entrecasteaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Entrecasteaux expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,906/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Entrecasteaux grades C for cost of living.
About Entrecasteaux
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Entrecasteaux is a commune of 1,118 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.
