Real strengths, and real weak spots. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. La Cadière-d'Azur grades C+ overall and ranks #16 of 73 in Var. On that grade it does better than 37% of compared French towns. It also trails on schools — brevet results 4.5 points below the expected rate. Jobs & income is its strong suit — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 La Cadière-d'Azur 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.
Fontaine Saint-Jean: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Côme et Saint-Damien: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Cadière-d'Azur.
HousingCost of living D
A home in La Cadière-d'Azur sells for €5,785/m², more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
€5,785/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in La Cadière-d'Azur sell for €6,302/m² and apartments for €3,812/m². The estimated advertised rent is €15.12/m² a month, near Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €16.53/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Cadière-d'Azur€5,785/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,302/m²
158
Apartments
€3,812/m²
39
€15.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.22 to €18.71/m² a month)
13.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
La Cadière-d'Azur is better off than Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,060 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
4.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
950
jobs based in La Cadière-d'Azur, 0.4 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
La Cadière-d'Azur is a graduates’ town: 51% hold a degree, more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
53.5median age
8.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
La Cadière-d'AzurVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma7%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Exam results around La Cadière-d'Azur trail 73% of compared French towns
88.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of La Cadière-d'Azur, 88.0% passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and above Var’s towns (85.4%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.2 mi off. For exam results, it comes #37 of 63 in Var.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Mortality in La Cadière-d'Azur, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Var’s towns and compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Cadière-d'Azur is Centre hospitalier General la Ciotat, 6.5 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 613 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 544, 11% fewer. Women in Var live to 86 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of La Cadière-d'Azur can choose among 2 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Cadière-d'Azur · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General la Ciotat
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General la Ciotat
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Cadière-d'Azur keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Cadière-d'Azur; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 5th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
La Cadière-d'Azur ranks below 57% of compared French towns for crime per resident
2.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
More of the graded crimes in La Cadière-d'Azur were burglary than anything else (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.6 violent offenses and 17.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The police record for La Cadière-d'Azur lists 91 offenses in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary47
Criminal damage26
Other physical violence6
Vehicle theft6
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud72
Theft without violence36
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.
2.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
91
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.6%
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 family violence, sexual violence and 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, 9.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Auguste Charlois: Le Petit Parisien, Public domain
About La Cadière-d'Azur
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Cadière-d'Azur is a commune of 5,739 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume. 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
Population
5,739 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume
Département
Var (83)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
14.5 sq mi (37.6 km²)
INSEE code
83027
La Cadière-d'Azur’s 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 La Cadière-d'Azur
Is La Cadière-d'Azur safe?
It grades B for safety, #18 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 47 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Cadière-d'Azur good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #37 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Cadière-d'Azur expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Cadière-d'Azur grades D for cost of living.
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.
