49% of homes in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer are second homes
A quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer. This Var town has more flats than 93% of compared French towns, at 77%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 6,000, in 2,650 households. On the census count, 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Throughout this page, the Var median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 2,740 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, 49% of its 5,630 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 12% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
48% of Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer’s households are one person: higher than in 91% of compared French towns; 38% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Fewer empty homes than 85% of compared French towns: 4.2%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Of all households, 15% moved in during the last two years and 15% have stayed three decades or more. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. One household in eight has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town.
+4% since 2012, a pace below 52% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Var town changed +10% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then +2% to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 21%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer’s residents are over 47.7, older than in 73% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
In Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, 48% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Var median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.8 people. Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. About one in 14: that is how common single-parent households are in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (7.3%).
A typical living standard of €26,640 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €26,640 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 57% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 14.0% of residents.
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer ranks above 96% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 48%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 6.9% of households are headed by a manual worker here. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Across Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.1% of residents are immigrants, below 73% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The share of foreign nationals trails 77% of compared French towns: 2.1%. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 33% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer comes in at 36%. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification: 14%, a lower share than 78% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, 33%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
10th highest median age among 41 French towns of 5,935 to 6,066
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
La Verrière is the youngest (35.4); Ciboure the oldest (56.7).
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer and its 6 nearest towns: 3 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 47.7 | 31% | 49% | 4.1% |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer 63,732 · 2.7 mi | 45.9 | 26% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Toulon 179,116 · 3.7 mi | 43.3 | 24% | 3% | 9.6% |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages 37,109 · 4.8 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 29% | 4.5% |
| Ollioules 14,568 · 5.2 mi | 49 | 27% | 4.2% | 5.8% |
| La Garde 26,476 · 5.4 mi | 45.5 | 26% | 2.7% | 8% |
| Le Pradet 10,933 · 5.5 mi | 53.3 | 33% | 22% | 4.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer
What is the population of Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer?
6,000 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (5,751).
How old are Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer?
2,740, with occasional dwellings: 49% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer?
INSEE counts 250 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer?
€26,640 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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