La Garde grades C+ overall: better than 37% of compared French towns, and #17 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% 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 La Garde 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 La Garde.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in La Garde costs more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €16.21/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,585/m², comes from 899 sales of houses and apartments in La Garde from July 2023 to June 2026. In La Garde, houses go for €4,685/m² and apartments for €3,156/m². Also worth knowing: the sales split: 31% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,585/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Garde€3,585/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,685/m²
283
Apartments
€3,156/m²
616
€16.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.01 to €20.20/m² a month)
9.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.37/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 B
For walkability, La Garde ranks above 91% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 12.1%, above Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 16.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs based in La Garde number 13,850, against 9,850 residents in work (1.4 per worker).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport7%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle4%
13,850
jobs based in La Garde, 1.4 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Garde has more crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.6. 685 offenses were reported in La Garde during 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage206
Other physical violence111
Theft from vehicles100
Burglary93
Vehicle theft82
Family violence61
Sexual violence32
Fraud220
Theft without violence215
Drug use65
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
685
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in La Garde are 15 to 24, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Var’s towns (26%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). La Garde has a median age of 45.5. 33% of adults hold a degree.
45.5median age
La GardeVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
La Garde records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 92 in Var’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,831 residents of La Garde died, against 3,072 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. 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. There are 24 general practitioners in the town.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
24
GPs in La Garde · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in La Garde is Chapelle de style roman (vieille). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #14 of 63 in Var on results. Near La Garde, 92.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the five general lycées, 97% of 1,003 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Petit oratoire: Photo: Cyphylo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Charles-Borromée de la Pauline: Photo: Cyphylo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de style roman (vieille): Photo: Cyphylo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Garde
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm La Garde as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Garde
Is La Garde safe?
It grades C for safety, #47 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 93 burglaries and 206 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Garde good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #14 of 63 in Var. 96% of 464 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Coudon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Garde expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,585/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Garde grades D− for cost of living.
About La Garde
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Garde is a commune of 26,476 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.
