More weak spots than strong ones. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #40 of 73 in Var.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel 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 Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel costs more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €17.37/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €4,735/m², comes from 110 sales of houses and apartments in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 110 homes were sold in the town. Houses made up 87% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€4,735/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel€4,735/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,864/m²
96
€17.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.38 to €20.98/m² a month)
12.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel is better off than Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,730 a year per consumption unit
4.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, lower than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 450 jobs are based in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, for 1,250 working residents (0.3 per worker).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, 0.3 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,730
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 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Var’s towns and compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 371 deaths in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel from 2016 to 2025; there were 417, 12% more. The nearest emergency department to Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael, 7.2 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners in the town. At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel · 1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
7.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel sees more crime than 68% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 21.2. 2025 saw 70 offenses recorded in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was theft from vehicles (2025).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles43
Criminal damage11
Burglary9
Vehicle theft7
Theft without violence10
Fraud10
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
70
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.3%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (20.3% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel has fewer young adults than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Typical age in Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel: 50.1, the median. Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65.
50.1median age
Les Adrets-de-l'EstérelVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel
Is Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel safe?
It grades C for safety, #45 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Is Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,735/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel grades D− for cost of living.
About Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel is a commune of 2,775 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération. 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.