Fréjus grades D overall: better than 11% of compared French towns, and #48 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Fréjus 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 Fréjus.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Fréjus costs more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,375/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Fréjus goes for €4,790/m², an apartment for €4,265/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.02/m² a month, higher than both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €18.17/m² a month.
€4,375/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fréjus€4,375/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,790/m²
721
Apartments
€4,265/m²
3,230
€17.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.60 to €21.30/m² a month)
11.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Fréjus sits above 78% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Fréjus. The 2025 count: 1,790 offenses here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.2 cases of violence against people and 19.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage663
Family violence233
Burglary232
Other physical violence229
Theft from vehicles198
Vehicle theft123
Sexual violence112
Theft without violence814
Drug use750
Fraud469
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,790
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Fréjus run lower than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,590 a year per consumption unit
Fréjus holds 23,200 jobs; 22,150 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 12.4%, higher than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 4.9% of Fréjus’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
23,200
jobs based in Fréjus, 1 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of people in Fréjus are 65 or over, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Var’s towns (31%). Half the people of Fréjus are older than 49.5.
49.5median age
FréjusVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
82.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Fréjus, 92.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than Var’s towns (93.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #32 of 63 in Var. At the three general lycées, 95% of 751 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
30 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Fréjus is Théâtre romain (restes de l'ancien). Scaled to its population, that is 5 protected monuments for every 10,000 people here. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2000. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fréjus records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 92 in Var’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 7,159 deaths in Fréjus from 2016 to 2025; there were 6,344, 11% fewer. In Var, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 60 general practitioners in the town.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
60
GPs in Fréjus · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Fréjus’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fréjus
Is Fréjus safe?
It grades C− for safety, #53 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 232 burglaries and 663 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fréjus good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #32 of 63 in Var. 93% of 261 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Camus in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fréjus expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Fréjus grades D− for cost of living.
About Fréjus
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fréjus is a commune of 59,719 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération. 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.
