Grimaud grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #63 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 12.6 recorded violent incidents and 43.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €7,507/m², a 70 m² home costs 19.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment.
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 Grimaud 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 Grimaud.
Safety
Grimaud records more crime per resident than 99% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 219 offenses in the graded categories in Grimaud in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Grimaud ranks 72nd of the 73 compared towns in Var. 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, 0.5% of the index here.
12.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage69
Vehicle theft39
Theft from vehicles32
Family violence30
Burglary22
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence11
Theft without violence100
Fraud58
Drug use13
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.
12.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
43.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
219
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Grimaud than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: €18.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Grimaud, that is above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €7,507/m², comes from 735 sales of houses and apartments in Grimaud from July 2023 to June 2026. In Grimaud, houses go for €8,753/m² and apartments for €6,679/m².
€7,507/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grimaud€7,507/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€8,753/m²
374
Apartments
€6,679/m²
361
€18.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.99 to €23.85/m² a month)
19.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Grimaud is rich in protected monuments: 15 per 10,000 residents, more than Var’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Grimaud sits above both Var’s towns (1.7) and compared French towns (2.5) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Grimaud: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Grimaud is Église Saint-Michel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Grimaud sees more deaths than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 109 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Grimaud above both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 587 residents of Grimaud died, against 498 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Grimaud · 5.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Tropez Pole de Sante du Golfe
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Tropez Pole de Sante du Golfe
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Maison du 15ème siècle: Photo: Patricia.fidi · Public domain · Chapelle des Pénitents: Photo: Patricia.fidi · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grimaud
Is Grimaud safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage. With 3,050 jobs for 2,000 working residents, Grimaud draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Grimaud good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #28 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.
Is Grimaud expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €7,507/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grimaud grades D− for cost of living.
About Grimaud
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Grimaud is a commune of 4,587 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
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.
