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A town of 1,719 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Montferrat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,700/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.7 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Montferrat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montferrat 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 no building in Montferrat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine du 18s décorant la place, in Bargemon, 3.6 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montferrat.
16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 35% of the town. Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here.
31% women, 69% men
About 44 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Montferrat | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 35% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 12% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 7.3% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
Adjusted mortality in Montferrat: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 49 residents of Montferrat died, against 51 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. In Var, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to A−.
At the census, 27.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Var’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,300 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,700/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Montferrat between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 56% of what sold.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montferrat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montferrat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrat | 1,719 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Figanières | 2,762 | 3.9 | — | C− | — | C |
| Draguignan | 40,826 | 5.8 | C | C− | C+ | C |
| Flayosc | 4,673 | 7.4 | C+ | C− | A− | B− |
| Trans-en-Provence | 6,905 | 8 | B− | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Seillans | 2,941 | 8.3 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| La Motte | 3,071 | 9.1 | C | D | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montferrat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,700/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montferrat grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Montferrat is a commune of 1,719 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
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.