Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #20 of 73 in Var. It comes out better than 30% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Valette-du-Var 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 Valette-du-Var.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in La Valette-du-Var costs more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.50/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,174/m²: 1,043 houses and apartments sold in La Valette-du-Var between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in La Valette-du-Var goes for €4,570/m², an apartment for €2,889/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,043 homes were sold here.
€3,174/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Valette-du-Var€3,174/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,570/m²
238
Apartments
€2,889/m²
805
€15.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.15 to €19.77/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.03/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 Valette-du-Var ranks above 84% of compared French towns
16.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, La Valette-du-Var counts 1.1 jobs (11,000 jobs, 10,000 workers). Unemployment stood at 9.5%, below both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport8%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle3%
11,000
jobs based in La Valette-du-Var, 1.1 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
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 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, La Valette-du-Var sits above 73% of compared French towns
Over 2025, La Valette-du-Var logged 733 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.3 violent offenses and 17.9 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage230
Family violence103
Other physical violence99
Vehicle theft98
Theft from vehicles83
Burglary82
Sexual violence38
Theft without violence276
Fraud208
Drug use52
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
733
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 typical mix of ages for France
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. La Valette-du-Var has a median age of 45.3 years. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, about level with Var’s towns (31%) and above compared French towns (30%).
45.3median age
La Valette-du-VarVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
La Valette-du-Var’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
La Valette-du-Var has 81 family doctors. Its five care homes for older people (449 places) count their residents as La Valette-du-Var’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,858 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,972, 4% more. Also worth knowing: in Var, women can expect to live 86 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
81
GPs in La Valette-du-Var · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Toulon la Seyne Sur Mer Ch Sainte Musse
1.3 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
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 454 candidates at 4 lycées. Ranked by results, schools here are #17 of 63 in Var. The bac pass rate near La Valette-du-Var is 93.4%, about level with both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Valette-du-Var
Is La Valette-du-Var safe?
It grades C for safety, #49 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 82 burglaries and 230 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Valette-du-Var good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #17 of 63 in Var. The lycée stands out: 98% of 287 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rouvière Suzanne Lefort-Rouquette in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Valette-du-Var expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,174/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Valette-du-Var grades D for cost of living.
About La Valette-du-Var
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Valette-du-Var is a commune of 23,719 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.
