Lorgues grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #45 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (B): an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 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 Lorgues 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 Lorgues.
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Lorgues sells for €3,413/m², 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.
Of the homes sold, 72% were houses. The estimated advertised rent is €13.22/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Var’s towns (€14.43/m²). A house rents for an estimated €14.73/m² a month.
€3,413/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lorgues€3,413/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,789/m²
379
Apartments
€2,444/m²
151
€13.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.28 to €17.00/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #51 of 63 in Var. The bac pass rate near Lorgues is 93.1%, about level with both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Lorgues are 65 or over, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.5% of the population. 14% are under 15, about level with Var’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Lorgues has a median age of 52.9 years.
52.9median age
LorguesVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 11% of homes were built. Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Per 10,000 residents, Lorgues counts 6.1 protected monuments, higher than both Var’s towns (1.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Église collégiale Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Lorgues than in 55% of compared French towns
Lorgues’s tally for 2025: 196 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Lorgues (2025).
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage79
Family violence32
Other physical violence24
Burglary24
Vehicle theft15
Sexual violence11
Theft from vehicles11
Fraud63
Theft without violence51
Drug use33
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.
7.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
196
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Lorgues are out of work than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.9%
Per resident in work, Lorgues counts 0.7 jobs (2,550 jobs, 3,450 workers). 5.6% of Lorgues’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. The median disposable income was €25,500 a year per consumption unit, lower than Var’s towns (€26,770) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,550
jobs based in Lorgues, 0.7 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Lorgues’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (165 places) count their residents as Lorgues’; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,275 residents of Lorgues died, about as many as the 1,269 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Average lifespans in Var: 86 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Lorgues can choose among 8 GPs.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Lorgues · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Lorgues’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lorgues
Is Lorgues safe?
It grades B for safety, #24 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 79 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lorgues good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #51 of 63 in Var. 94% of 320 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Thomas Edison in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lorgues expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,789/m² (379 sales), apartments €2,444/m² (151 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Lorgues grades D for cost of living.
About Lorgues
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lorgues is a commune of 9,849 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon 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.
