Hyères grades C− overall: better than 21% of compared French towns, and #31 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% 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 Hyères 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 Hyères.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Hyères than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.73/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €4,150/m², above Var’s towns (€3,797/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. A house in Hyères goes for €5,214/m², an apartment for €3,908/m². Also worth knowing: 3,028 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€4,150/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hyères€4,150/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,214/m²
607
Apartments
€3,908/m²
2,421
€15.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.10 to €20.45/m² a month)
11.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Hyères ranks above 86% of compared French towns
For its 20,550 residents in work, Hyères has 25,000 jobs: 1.2 each. 12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Hyères didn’t travel to work at all.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot10%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
25,000
jobs based in Hyères, 1.2 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,730
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 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Hyères records more crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Hyères was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Hyères lists 1,961 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.3 (2023–2025 average).
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage767
Theft from vehicles322
Family violence239
Burglary223
Other physical violence189
Vehicle theft135
Sexual violence86
Theft without violence756
Fraud489
Drug use361
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,961
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
39 historic monuments in Hyères, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019. Hyères has 7 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments locally is Cité gréco-romaine d'Olbia-Pomponiana. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Hyères: 31% are 65 or over, above Var’s towns and compared French towns
Children are 13% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.6% of residents, higher than Var’s towns (8.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
50.9median age
HyèresVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Hyères, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Var’s towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 91 general practitioners in Hyères. In Var, women can expect to live 86 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 8,095 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 7,200, 11% fewer.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
91
GPs in Hyères · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Hyeres Marie Josee Treffot
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Hyeres Marie Josee Treffot
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
87.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #25 of 63 in Var. The bac pass rate near Hyères is 93.1%, about level with both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the three general lycées, 96% of 971 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
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Hyères’ 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 Hyères
Is Hyères safe?
It grades C− for safety, #58 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 223 burglaries and 767 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Hyères good?
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #25 of 63 in Var. 95% of 435 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Aicard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hyères expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Hyères grades D− for cost of living.
About Hyères
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Hyères is a commune of 55,858 people in the Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. 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.
