Le Val grades D overall: better than 11% of compared French towns, and #49 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,938/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 d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. Its strongest is safety (B): an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Le Val 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 Le Val.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Val run higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Val records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 517 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 624, 21% more. Life expectancy at birth in Var is 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Le Val · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
2.5 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
Le Val is harder to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
For its 1,700 residents in work, Le Val has 650 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,060 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
650
jobs based in Le Val, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
85.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one. Its collèges and lycées rank #34 of 63 in Var on results. Near Le Val, 94.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Var’s towns (93.7%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Val than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
205 sales of houses and apartments in Le Val, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,938/m². House rents are put at about €12.98/m² a month. Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,938/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Val€2,938/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,940/m²
183
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.00 to €14.28/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Le Val has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Le Val is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Le Val than in 57% of compared French towns
In all, 80 offenses reached the police record in Le Val in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage38
Family violence17
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence8
Burglary6
Fraud20
Theft without violence17
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
80
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.5%
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 sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 9.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Miraval and 3 more in and around Le Val
Heritage and museums in and near Le Val. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Val
Is Le Val safe?
It grades B for safety, #18 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Val good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #34 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Val expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,938/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Val grades C+ for cost of living.
About Le Val
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Val is a commune of 4,335 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. 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.
