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15- to 24-year-olds are 21% of the population. It is a town of 6,000 residents in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 32% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade comes out at B−, #7 of 73 in Var. That leaves it better than 52% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Mandrier-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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des arts asiatiques de Toulon3.8 km north, in ToulonFortFortTour royale3.1 km north, in ToulonFortFortFort Balaguier2.3 km northwest, in La Seyne-sur-MerFortFortFort Lamalgue4.4 km northeast, in ToulonChâteauChâteauFort Saint-Louis3.8 km north, in ToulonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.92/m² a month, above both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, houses go for €5,543/m² and apartments for €4,746/m². Houses made up 13% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,543/m² | 65 |
| Apartments | €4,746/m² | 443 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer counts 1.2 jobs (2,500 jobs, 2,050 workers). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents here at the census. 10.7% of the labour force were unemployed, near Var’s towns (10.9%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 31% of residents are 65 or older. 10% are under 15, below both Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer has a median age of 47.7.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 21% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11. In all, 121 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (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 · For sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 9.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer come to 95 per 100 predicted. 813 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 782: 4% above. Life expectancy in Var: 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer is 96.9%, above Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #8 of 63 in Var. At the four general lycées, 97% of 1,195 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis ClémentNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 83%−6 pts |
| Lycée BeaussierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 425 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 144 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.5% of homes were built before 1919. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer yet.
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-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 6,000 | — | B− | D− | B+ | C |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | 63,732 | 2.7 | D | D | C | C− |
| Toulon | 179,116 | 3.7 | D | D | D | C+ |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | 37,109 | 4.8 | C− | D− | C | B |
| Ollioules | 14,568 | 5.2 | C | D | C− | B |
| La Garde | 26,476 | 5.4 | C+ | D− | C | B |
| Le Pradet | 10,933 | 5.5 | B− | D− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #12 of 73 in Var.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #8 of 63 in Var. 95% of 425 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Beaussier in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer is a commune of 6,000 people in the Métropole Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. 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.