Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mons.
Who lives here
Mons has fewer young adults than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24
13% are under 15, below Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Typical age in Mons: 54.7, the median.
54.7median age
MonsVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Mons: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Mons, 14.8%, runs above Var’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Mons holds 150 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,500 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Mons, 0.4 per working resident
14.8%
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
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Mons sell for €3,036/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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.05/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.00/m² a month. Houses were 89% of what sold.
€3,036/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mons€3,036/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,181/m²
62
€15.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.08 to €18.74/m² a month)
€11.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mons
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mons is a commune of 909 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Fayence. 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.
