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A town of 1,862 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Garde-Freinet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.5% unemployment. At the median price of €4,140/m², a 70 m² home costs 10.9 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 walkability (B): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% 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 2 things La Garde-Freinet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Garde-Freinet 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 Garde-Freinet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Rêve de l'Oiseau, in Le Plan-de-la-Tour, 1.9 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Garde-Freinet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.99/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €4,140/m²: 151 houses and apartments sold in La Garde-Freinet between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in La Garde-Freinet goes for €4,607/m², an apartment for €3,259/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,607/m² | 115 |
| Apartments | €3,259/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Var: 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 188 deaths in La Garde-Freinet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 175: 7% above. The nearest emergency department to La Garde-Freinet is Centre hospitalier de Saint Tropez Pole de Sante du Golfe, 6.8 mi away. This Var town has 2 family doctors.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in La Garde-Freinet. Police and gendarmerie recorded 26 offenses here in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8 cases of violence against people and 18.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.4% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The jobless rate is 13.5%. 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, close to Var’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. La Garde-Freinet has a median age of 49.2 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Garde-Freinet | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near La Garde-Freinet. Best known first.
Nothing in La Garde-Freinet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Garde-Freinet.
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 Garde-Freinet | 1,862 | — | — | D | C | D |
| Le Plan-de-la-Tour | 3,125 | 4.1 | D− | D− | C+ | D− |
| Grimaud | 4,587 | 4.7 | D− | D− | D− | D |
| Cogolin | 12,301 | 5.4 | D− | D− | D | C |
| Vidauban | 12,608 | 7.5 | D− | D | C− | D |
| Gassin | 2,687 | 7.6 | D− | D− | D− | D |
| Sainte-Maxime | 14,118 | 7.9 | D− | D− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,140/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Garde-Freinet grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Garde-Freinet is a commune of 1,862 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
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.