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A town of 10,933 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Le Pradet grades B− overall: better than 50% of compared French towns, and #9 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Le Pradet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Pradet 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Pradet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Le Pradet. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Jean Aicard-Paulin Bertrand1.9 km northwest, in La GardeZooZooForeverin townArt galleryArt gallerySaatchi gallériein townFortFortFort de La Bayarde3.1 km southeast, in CarqueiranneTheme parkTheme parkBeauVezé Aventure2.9 km northeast, in CarqueirannePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pradet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Le Pradet sits above both Var’s towns (€3,797/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure. Houses in Le Pradet sell for €5,461/m² and apartments for €4,050/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,461/m² | 158 |
| Apartments | €4,050/m² | 292 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Le Pradet above both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.4% of the labour force are out of work. Le Pradet has 2,500 jobs for 4,150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Le Pradet is above both Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Le Pradet | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Le Pradet comes below both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,371 residents of Le Pradet died, against 1,565 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Pradet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Pradet, 96.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques-Yves CousteauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 208 | 84%−3 pts |
| Lycée du CoudonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 464 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Maurice GenevoixBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 85%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 241 offenses in the graded categories in Le Pradet in 2025.
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
Le Pradet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Pradet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pradet | 10,933 | — | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
| La Garde | 26,476 | 1.4 | C+ | D− | C | B |
| Carqueiranne | 9,408 | 2.7 | C | D− | C− | A− |
| La Valette-du-Var | 23,719 | 2.9 | C | D | C | C+ |
| La Crau | 19,556 | 3.8 | C+ | D− | B+ | B |
| La Farlède | 10,014 | 4.3 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Toulon | 179,116 | 4.8 | D | D | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #27 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 71 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #23 of 63 in Var. 96% of 464 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Coudon 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €15.55/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Pradet grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Pradet is a commune of 10,933 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
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.