Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontevès.
Who lives here
Few people in Pontevès are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. 16% are under 15, near Var’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 33% of adults.
52.5median age
PontevèsVar 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 BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education33%
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
History
Pontevès keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pontevès; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Pontevès are out of work than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.9%
Per resident in work, Pontevès counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). The median disposable income was €24,770 a year per consumption unit, below both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents locally at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Pontevès, 0.5 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Pontevès costs less than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,724/m², lower than Var’s towns (€3,797/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Pontevès from July 2023 to June 2026: 39 houses and apartments.
€2,724/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pontevès€2,724/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,724/m²
39
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €13.51/m² a month)
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pontevès
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pontevès is a commune of 784 people in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. 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.