A tough set of grades. Roquebrune-sur-Argens grades D− overall, behind almost every compared French town. Its place in the ranking is #71 of 73 in Var. Prices are high against local incomes (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 7.4 points below the expected rate. It also trails on safety — an average of 8.9 recorded violent incidents and 24.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Roquebrune-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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Vivier maritime supposé gallo-romain de la Gaillarde · Classé · Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roquebrune-sur-Argens’ story
Roquebrune-sur-Argens in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Roquebrune-sur-Argens: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1910First protected: Dolmen de la Gaillarde-sur-Mer
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquebrune-sur-Argens.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Roquebrune-sur-Argens costs more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €4,869/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Roquebrune-sur-Argens goes for €5,000/m², an apartment for €4,589/m². The estimated advertised rent is €15.47/m² a month, above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 57% houses, the rest apartments.
€4,869/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roquebrune-sur-Argens€4,869/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,000/m²
706
Apartments
€4,589/m²
523
€15.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.88 to €20.15/m² a month)
12.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Roquebrune-sur-Argens sits above 89% of compared French towns
All told, Roquebrune-sur-Argens had 477 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage135
Burglary107
Family violence58
Vehicle theft53
Theft from vehicles53
Other physical violence45
Sexual violence26
Theft without violence126
Fraud121
Drug use28
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
477
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, fewer than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Roquebrune-sur-Argens are older than 51.4.
51.4median age
Roquebrune-sur-ArgensVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Roquebrune-sur-Argens sees more deaths than 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Roquebrune-sur-Argens come to 95 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,749 residents of Roquebrune-sur-Argens died, against 1,691 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. 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. Also worth knowing: 11 GPs practise here.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Roquebrune-sur-Argens · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 5.5% of commuters in Roquebrune-sur-Argens go to work without a car, fewer than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
For its 6,300 residents in work, Roquebrune-sur-Argens has 4,250 jobs: 0.7 each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with Var’s towns (€26,770) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Roquebrune-sur-Argens didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
4,250
jobs based in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, 0.7 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Roquebrune-sur-Argens is Dolmen de la Gaillarde-sur-Mer. 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, below Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Roquebrune-sur-Argens: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Is Roquebrune-sur-Argens safe?
It grades D for safety, #62 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 107 burglaries and 135 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roquebrune-sur-Argens good?
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.
Is Roquebrune-sur-Argens expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roquebrune-sur-Argens grades D− for cost of living.
About Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquebrune-sur-Argens is a commune of 15,442 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
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.
