The data are hard on it. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #54 of 73 in Var. It comes out better than 7% of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 14.2% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Seyne-sur-Mer 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 Seyne-sur-Mer.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in La Seyne-sur-Mer sell for €3,415/m² at the median, against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.81/m² a month, about level with Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,634/m² in La Seyne-sur-Mer, apartments for €3,135/m². Among the homes sold, 23% were houses.
€3,415/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Seyne-sur-Mer€3,415/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,634/m²
714
Apartments
€3,135/m²
2,359
€14.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.46 to €19.15/m² a month)
9.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.71/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 D
La Seyne-sur-Mer is easier to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
14.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly a fifth of commuters travelled at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,890 a year.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport9%
Motorbike or scooter6%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
20,200
jobs based in La Seyne-sur-Mer, 0.8 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in La Seyne-sur-Mer run higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 7,123 deaths in La Seyne-sur-Mer from 2016 to 2025; there were 7,665, 8% more. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in La Seyne-sur-Mer come to 98 per 100 predicted. Also worth knowing: the town has 102 family doctors. Life expectancy in Var: 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
102
GPs in La Seyne-sur-Mer · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chits Ch George Sand
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Toulon Hyeres Saint Jean
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is higher in La Seyne-sur-Mer than in 74% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 1,815 offenses in La Seyne-sur-Mer. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.6 violent offenses and 18.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage722
Family violence330
Other physical violence243
Vehicle theft158
Burglary147
Theft from vehicles128
Sexual violence87
Theft without violence569
Drug use510
Fraud445
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.
9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,815
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in La Seyne-sur-Mer hold a degree than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 27%
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population. 26% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Var’s towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
45.9median age
La Seyne-sur-MerVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2005
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.4% of the total, below both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit4
17th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected
2005
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Christophe Laporte: Clémence LN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Giacomo Perez-Dortona: Cédric Frémi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Delaplace: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Märyon: Daniel Aragay from Vacarisses, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0 · Gaël Fickou: Patrick Subotkiewiez, CC BY 2.0 · Frédéric Meyrieu: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Seyne-sur-Mer’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 Seyne-sur-Mer
Is La Seyne-sur-Mer safe?
It grades C for safety, #50 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 147 burglaries and 722 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Seyne-sur-Mer good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #26 of 63 in Var. 95% of 425 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Beaussier 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 Seyne-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Seyne-sur-Mer grades D for cost of living.
About La Seyne-sur-Mer
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Seyne-sur-Mer is a commune of 63,732 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.
