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A town of 11,310 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Photo: Leon petrosyan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Luke, street in old town

Le Luc, Var · Leon petrosyan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Le Luc a good place to live?

Le Luc grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #69 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,751/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Cœur du Var.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Le Luc stand out

The one thing Le Luc does most differently from other towns.

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How Le Luc grades

Each subject compares Le Luc 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.

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Dolmen des Muraires
Dolmen des Muraires · Inscrit · Photo: Philippe Cosentino · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Luc’s story

Le Luc in pictures

Le Luc has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Le Luc before 1900, the earliest Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc, in 1653.

  • 1926First protected: Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Nazareth
  • 1988Most recently protected: Dolmen des Muraires
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Luc.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Le Luc than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 77.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Schools rank #59 of 63 in Var. General-bac pupils go 7.6 mi to the nearest lycée.

77.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Luc77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre de CoubertinNearest collègeCollègeCollège19977%−7 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
0.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C−

Le Luc has a higher adjusted death rate than 84% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

5 GPs practise in Le Luc. Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Luc records 103 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,081 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,391, 29% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Le Luc is Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel, 12.3 mi away.

+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw129
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Le Luc · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

HousingCost of living C−

Homes in Le Luc sell for €2,751/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.

Apartments in Le Luc sell for €2,458/m², houses for €3,080/m². The market locally: 486 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 55% were houses.

€2,751/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Le Luc€2,751/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,080/m²269
Apartments€2,458/m²217
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €16.00/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur du Var

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

More crime per resident in Le Luc than in 66% of compared French towns

Of the graded crimes in Le Luc, criminal damage came up most often (2025). In all, 287 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. Violence against people ran at 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.1 (2023–2025 average).

9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage97
Family violence47
Burglary33
Theft from vehicles32
Other physical violence31
Vehicle theft26
Sexual violence21
Theft without violence80
Fraud71
Drug use30

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.

9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
287
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

History

Le Luc has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

6.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Var’s towns (8.7%) and near compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
16th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income D

More people in Le Luc are out of work than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.5%

Jobs based in Le Luc number 4,250, against 4,500 residents in work (1 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €23,050 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
4,250
jobs based in Le Luc, 1 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Le Luc than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Var’s towns (15%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. The age that splits Le Luc in two is 43.4.

43.4median age
Le LucVar medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Luc
Le LucVar medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–249.8%8.8%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+21%26%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education21%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Luc

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Landmarks

Le Luc has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Nazareth: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Luc

3 notable people were born in Le Luc.

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Photo credits

Charles-François de Vintimille du Luc: Hyacinthe Rigaud, CC BY-SA 3.0

Le Luc’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Le Cannet-des-MauresLe ThoronetFlassans-sur-IssoleGonfaronVidaubanPignansLe Cannet-des-MauresLe ThoronetFlassans-sur-IssoleGonfaronVidaubanPignansLe Luc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Luc11,310—D−C−CC−
Le Cannet-des-Maures5,1401.7DDC+C
Le Thoronet2,6314.4DDBC+
Flassans-sur-Issole3,7064.7D−C−C+C−
Gonfaron4,4964.8DCBD
Vidauban12,6086.3D−DC−D
Pignans4,8387.2C−C−BC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Le Luc

Is Le Luc safe?

It grades C for safety, #41 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 97 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Le Luc good?

They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #59 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Le Luc expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.93/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Le Luc grades C− for cost of living.

About Le Luc

Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Le Luc is a commune of 11,310 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur du Var. 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

Population
11,310 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur du Var
Département
Var (83)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
17.1 sq mi (44.3 km²)
INSEE code
83073

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.