Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 19,556 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Crau grades C+ overall: better than 38% of compared French towns, and #14 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things La Crau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Crau 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Crau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison romane, in Hyères, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near La Crau. Best known first.
AttractionVilla Noailles4.6 km southeast, in Hyères
ChâteauChâteau de Hyères4.4 km southeast, in HyèresFortFortPorte de Fenouillet4.8 km southeast, in HyèresChâteauChâteauChapelle Saint-Blaise d'Hyères4.8 km southeast, in HyèresFortFortPorte de Baruc4.7 km southeast, in HyèresFortFortPorte Saint-Paul4.7 km southeast, in HyèresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Crau.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in La Crau goes for €4,536/m², an apartment for €3,464/m². Homes sold for a median €4,176/m², above both Var’s towns (€3,797/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 509 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,536/m² | 355 |
| Apartments | €3,464/m² | 154 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #48 of 63 in Var.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du FenouilletNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 228 | 81%−10 pts |
| Lycée Jean AicardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 435 | 95%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in La Crau was criminal damage (2025). In all, 335 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 22 general practitioners in La Crau. Average lifespans in Var: 86 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 1,479 residents of La Crau died, against 1,746 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, La Crau counts 0.5 jobs (4,300 jobs, 8,500 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Var’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Crau | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in La Crau is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in La Crau.
Serge Quadruppani: Maurizia Bal Diph, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crau | 19,556 | — | C+ | D− | B+ | B |
| La Farlède | 10,014 | 2.3 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Solliès-Ville | 2,504 | 3.1 | — | C− | — | B |
| Carqueiranne | 9,408 | 3.4 | C | D− | C− | A− |
| Hyères | 55,858 | 3.6 | C− | D− | C− | B+ |
| Le Pradet | 10,933 | 3.8 | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
| La Garde | 26,476 | 3.8 | C+ | D− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #11 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 140 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #48 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Crau grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Crau is a commune of 19,556 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
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.