A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of compared French towns, at 14%
Flats: 65% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. One-person households make up about one in two here (45%). 18% of households have no car, more than in 78% of compared French towns. La Garde had 26,476 residents in 12,980 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Var median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
La Garde’s population moved +3% on 2012, less than in 58% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −2%; from 2017 to 2023, +5%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 70% of compared French towns, at 26%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Garde 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in La Garde is 45.5, higher than in three fifths of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
Couples with children make up 19% in La Garde, less than in 77% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. One in ten households are single parents, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
16% of households rent social housing (HLM), more than in 65% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 5.2% in La Garde. To put it in context, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 15% moved in during the last two years and 17% have stayed three decades or more. Few places have as many second homes: 2.7% here, more than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €26,430 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €26,430 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 55% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 15.9% of residents.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 83% of compared French towns: 8.9%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 34% in La Garde. The town has more households headed by a manager or professional than 52% of compared French towns, at 9.7%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 60% of compared French towns: 8%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Here, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
La Garde sits below 78% of compared French towns for married residents (38%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents 15 and over are single in La Garde. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Above 61% of compared French towns: 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
18% of adults out of school have no qualification. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th highest median age among 41 French towns of 25,490 to 27,593
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Grigny (31), the youngest, and Biarritz (55.2), the oldest.
Around La Garde, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde | 45.5 | 26% | 2.7% | 8% |
| La Valette-du-Var 23,719 · 1.4 mi | 45.3 | 26% | 1.2% | 5.6% |
| Le Pradet 10,933 · 1.4 mi | 53.3 | 33% | 22% | 4.8% |
| La Farlède 10,014 · 3.5 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Toulon 179,116 · 3.8 mi | 43.3 | 24% | 3% | 9.6% |
| La Crau 19,556 · 3.8 mi | 47 | 23% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Carqueiranne 9,408 · 3.9 mi | 57.9 | 39% | 27% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in La Garde
What is the population of La Garde?
26,476 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (25,736).
How old are La Garde’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Garde?
390, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Garde?
INSEE counts 2,130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8% of residents, and 1,130 foreign nationals (4.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Garde?
€26,430 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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