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A town of 2,687 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Gassin grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #70 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 23.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Gassin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gassin 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Gassin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Anne, in Saint-Tropez, 2.7 mi away.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Gassin. Best known first.
Theme parkAzur Parkin town
MuseumMusée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint-Tropez4.4 km northeast, in Saint-Tropez
MuseumMusée de l'Annonciade4.6 km northeast, in Saint-TropezAttractionAttractionRestaurant piscine Le petit Belrosein townAttractionAttractionPlace des Lices4.8 km northeast, in Saint-TropezPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gassin.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Gassin, houses go for €10,179/m² and apartments for €7,173/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €22.60/m² a month, above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 72% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €10,179/m² | 188 |
| Apartments | €7,173/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs outnumber working residents in Gassin (2,400 to 1,100): it draws people in from around. On the Safety Grade, Gassin ranks 71st of the 73 compared towns in Var. Police and gendarmerie figures for Gassin show 113 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 13.6 cases of violence against people and 34.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and 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, 3.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 340 deaths in Gassin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 315: 8% above. 2 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
The median disposable income was €27,910 a year per consumption unit, above both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Gassin is 89.9%, lower than both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #38 of 63 in Var. A collège lies 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 166 | 85%+1 pt |
| Lycée du Golfe de Saint-TropezNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 343 | 92%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, about level with Var’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Also worth knowing: among adults, 23% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Gassin | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Gassin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
16 notable people were born in Gassin.
Emmanuelle Béart: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Inès de La Fressange: nicogenin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sarah Biasini: BIASINI_Sarah-24x30-2008.jpg : Studio Harcourt derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY 3.0 · Arthur Rinderknech: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thomas Vaubourzeix: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carine Galli: Gilzetbase, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassin | 2,687 | — | D− | D− | D− | D |
| Cogolin | 12,301 | 2.9 | D− | D− | D | C |
| Grimaud | 4,587 | 3 | D− | D− | D− | D |
| Saint-Tropez | 3,582 | 3 | D | D− | D− | C+ |
| La Croix-Valmer | 3,855 | 3.1 | D− | D− | D | C+ |
| Sainte-Maxime | 14,118 | 5.4 | D− | D− | D | B− |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 8,121 | 5.9 | D− | D− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #71 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #38 of 63 in Var. 92% of 343 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Golfe de Saint-Tropez in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gassin grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gassin is a commune of 2,687 people in the Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.