Fayence grades C− overall: better than 19% of compared French towns, and #33 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Fayence 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 Fayence.
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Fayence than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Fayence is above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,794/m², comes from 312 sales of houses and apartments in Fayence from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Fayence sell for €3,942/m² and apartments for €3,421/m².
€3,794/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fayence€3,794/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,942/m²
217
Apartments
€3,421/m²
95
€15.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.49 to €19.31/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Fayence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 5.7% of commuters in Fayence go to work without a car, fewer than in Var’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Fayence comes below both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Fayence has 1,750 jobs for 2,550 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,750
jobs based in Fayence, 0.7 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,120
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 24% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Fayence’s ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Var’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Fayence, that is below both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 574 residents of Fayence died, against 681 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Fayence · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Grasse
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Grasse
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Fayence has less crime per resident than 52% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 112 offenses in the graded categories in Fayence in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.7% of the index here.
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Family violence26
Burglary17
Other physical violence11
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft11
Theft from vehicles7
Fraud35
Theft without violence19
Drug use15
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.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fayence
Is Fayence safe?
It grades B− for safety, #26 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fayence good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #43 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fayence expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,794/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fayence grades D for cost of living.
About Fayence
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fayence is a commune of 6,157 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Fayence. 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.
