A larger share of second homes than 96% of compared French towns: 35%
The median age in Fréjus is 49.5, higher than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. The town had 59,719 residents in 29,210 households at the 2023 census. Empty homes account for 2.8%. Couples with children: 19% here and 25% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Var median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Fréjus
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 16,170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fréjus, 35% of its 46,680 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 23% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 71% of homes are flats
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
13% of households moved in less than two years ago; 11% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households without a car are more common here than in 56% of compared French towns. At 12%, households in social housing sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Growth of +14% since 2012 puts Fréjus ahead of 79% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Here the change came as ±0% to 2017, then +13% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +10% in Var.
Fréjus ranks above 85% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 30%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fréjus 49.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
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.
A higher share of one-person households than 76% of compared French towns, at 42%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Fréjus has fewer single-parent households than half of compared French towns, at 10%.
At the median, €24,590 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Fréjus is €24,590 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 65% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 20.0% of residents are below the line.
Fréjus ranks above 84% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 40%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
With households headed by a manual worker at 10%, Fréjus is behind just over three quarters of compared French towns on that count. 7.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, or about one in 14. Measured more widely, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
12% of residents are immigrants, more than in 77% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
9.4% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
24% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 61% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents account for 44%. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 28%, a lower share than 57% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Compared with other places, adults with no qualification are common here: 20%, more than in 57% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 54,404 to 65,502 people, the 2nd oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Corbeil-Essonnes (32.7), the youngest, and Hyères (50.9), the oldest.
Fréjus and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fréjus | 49.5 | 30% | 35% | 12% |
| Saint-Raphaël 37,113 · 2.3 mi | 58.9 | 41% | 43% | 8.7% |
| Puget-sur-Argens 8,602 · 3.4 mi | 43.5 | 22% | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens 15,442 · 4.6 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 47% | 6.8% |
| Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel 2,775 · 7.4 mi | 50.1 | 26% | 17% | 6.5% |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt 3,194 · 7.6 mi | 48.3 | 26% | 24% | 7.1% |
| Le Muy 10,118 · 9.7 mi | 45 | 24% | 15% | 15% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Fréjus
What is the population of Fréjus?
59,719 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (52,532).
How old are Fréjus’ residents?
The median age is 49.5, older than 81% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fréjus?
16,170, with occasional dwellings: 35% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fréjus?
INSEE counts 6,890 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 12% of residents, and 5,590 foreign nationals (9.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fréjus?
€24,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 20.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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