Ollioules grades C overall: better than 29% of compared French towns, and #24 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment.
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 Ollioules 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 Ollioules.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Ollioules cost more than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,136/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Ollioules sell for €4,883/m² and apartments for €3,233/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.65/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 54% houses, the rest apartments.
€4,136/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ollioules€4,136/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,883/m²
229
Apartments
€3,233/m²
199
€14.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €18.28/m² a month)
11.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ollioules sees more crime per resident than 82% of compared French towns
Ollioules has 8,650 jobs for 6,300 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Recorded offenses here came to 417 in 2025. Violence against people averaged 7.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 22.9. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage158
Family violence61
Burglary58
Theft from vehicles54
Other physical violence34
Vehicle theft30
Sexual violence22
Theft without violence151
Fraud113
Drug use34
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
22.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
417
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
For walkability, Ollioules ranks above 82% of compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,010 a year. Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.6% of working residents in Ollioules went to work by public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter6%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
8,650
jobs based in Ollioules, 1.4 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Ollioules than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
37% of adults hold a degree, above both Var’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
49median age
OllioulesVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Ollioules: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
12% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Ollioules is Église Saint-Laurent. This Var town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Ollioules sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 92 in Var’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 1,728 residents of Ollioules died, against 1,695 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Ollioules is Polyclinique Mutualiste Henri Malartic, 1 mi away.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
28
GPs in Ollioules · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Mutualiste Henri Malartic
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Toulon Hyeres Saint Jean
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Ollioules’ 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 Ollioules
Is Ollioules safe?
It grades C− for safety, #57 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 58 burglaries and 158 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ollioules good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #30 of 63 in Var. The lycée stands out: 100% of 120 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Externat Saint-Joseph (La Cordeille) in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ollioules expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ollioules grades D for cost of living.
About Ollioules
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ollioules is a commune of 14,568 people in the Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. 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.
