Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 37% of the population. In Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 11,658 residents.
Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer’s weakest is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C− overall, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is better than 24% of compared French towns. It ranks #28 of 73 in Var. Households here earn well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is weaker too (D) — an average of 5.8 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. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 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 3 things Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Vestiges archéologiques: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer sell for €6,527/m² and apartments for €6,000/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.90/m² a month, above Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €18.40/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,527/m² | 269 |
| Apartments | €6,000/m² | 557 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of the graded crimes in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, criminal damage came up most often (2025). The police record for Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer lists 516 offenses in 2025.
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Graduates make up 38% of adults. 13% are under 15, below both Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Var’s towns (10.9%). At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is Enclos de la Madrague. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #12 of 63 in Var.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Romain BlacheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 115 | 84%−5 pts |
| Collège Don Bosco PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 92 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,835 residents of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer died, about as many as the 1,840 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Life expectancy in Var: 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 16 general practitioners in the town.
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.
Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. Best known first.
MuseumMusée gallo-romain de Tauroentumin townWater parkWater parkAqualand Saint-Cyr-sur-Merin townAquariumAquariumAquarium La Madraguein townMuseumMuseumCentre d'Art Sébastienin townAttractionAttractionLe moulin de Saint-Côme2.1 km east, in La Cadière-d'AzurArt galleryArt galleryGalerie 504.7 km northeast, in La Cadière-d'AzurPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
Josette Pons: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY-SA 3.0
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is a commune of 11,658 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Sud Sainte Baume. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 11,658 | — | C− | D− | D | B |
| La Cadière-d'Azur | 5,739 | 2.1 | C+ | D | B | B |
| Bandol | 8,267 | 3.4 | D | D− | D | C+ |
| Le Castellet | 6,040 | 4 | D | D | B− | B− |
| Ceyreste Bouches-du-Rhône | 4,863 | 4.2 | C+ | D− | A− | B− |
| La Ciotat Bouches-du-Rhône | 38,477 | 4.6 | D | D− | D | C |
| Le Beausset | 10,219 | 5.4 | C | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #67 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 80 burglaries and 153 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #12 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer grades D− for cost of living.
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.
