Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−). Homes go for a median €3,615/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Oratoires et chapelle · Classé · Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume’s story
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 20 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 95% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 1st century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1913First protected: Oratoires et chapelle
2025Most recently protected: Sanctuaire de la Sainte-Baume
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume than in Var or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.4%. Among the classé monuments in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume is Stèle romaine portant une inscription. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 1st century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up just over two thirds of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 85 homes in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume. Advertised rents are estimated at €14.13/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€3,615/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume€3,615/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,800/m²
58
€14.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €17.56/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume has lower unemployment than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,400 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume has a higher adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted mortality in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. 207 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, close to the 207 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume is Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne, 8.3 mi away.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 20% of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, above Var’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 38% have a degree. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
41.8median age
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-BaumeVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Of the graded crimes in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). For 2025, the figures show 54 offenses locally. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.7 cases of violence against people and 19.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles49
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence13
Fraud11
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.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.7%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (29.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Chapelle des Parisiens and 3 more in and around Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
Is Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume safe?
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume grades D for cost of living.
About Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume is a commune of 2,527 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. 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.
