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Home to 8,602 people, this town lies in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The weak point is safety — an average of 10.1 recorded violent incidents and 33.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also trails on schools: brevet results 7.4 points below the expected rate. Jobs & income is its strong suit — 1.5 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €3,769/m² costs 10 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération. All told, that adds up to a D− overall, behind almost every compared French town. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Puget-sur-Argens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Puget-sur-Argens 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 Puget-sur-Argens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont des Esclapes, in Fréjus, 1.9 mi away.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Puget-sur-Argens. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des troupes de marine de Fréjus3.2 km northeast, in FréjusWater parkWater parkSouth Wake Parkin townWater parkWater parkWaterworldin townAttractionAttractionLa Lieutenantein townChâteauChâteauVilla Aurélienne5 km east, in FréjusPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puget-sur-Argens.
Among the graded crimes in Puget-sur-Argens, the most frequent was theft from vehicles (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Puget-sur-Argens show 374 offenses in 2025. This Var town has 5,600 jobs for 3,600 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.7 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #57 of 63 in Var on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabrielle ColetteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 79%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,104/m² in Puget-sur-Argens, apartments for €3,375/m². Behind the median of €3,769/m²: 393 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,104/m² | 206 |
| Apartments | €3,375/m² | 187 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Puget-sur-Argens come to 104 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,048 residents of Puget-sur-Argens died, against 891 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Puget-sur-Argens at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,140 a year. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Var’s towns (10.9%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Var’s towns (8.8%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). A quarter of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Puget-sur-Argens: 43.5, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Puget-sur-Argens | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Puget-sur-Argens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Puget-sur-Argens.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-sur-Argens | 8,602 | — | D− | D | D− | D |
| Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 15,442 | 2.1 | D− | D− | D | C |
| Fréjus | 59,719 | 3.4 | D | D− | C− | B |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 3,194 | 5.5 | — | C− | — | B |
| Saint-Raphaël | 37,113 | 5.7 | C− | D− | C− | B+ |
| Le Muy | 10,118 | 6.4 | D− | D | D | C |
| La Motte | 3,071 | 7.4 | C | D | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #69 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 96 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns and #57 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,769/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Puget-sur-Argens grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puget-sur-Argens is a commune of 8,602 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur 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 November 4, 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.