Saint-Raphaël grades C− overall: better than 22% of compared French towns, and #30 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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-Raphaël 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Raphaël.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Saint-Raphaël are 65 or over, more than in Var’s towns or compared French towns
One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. 6.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
58.9median age
Saint-RaphaëlVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Saint-Raphaël cost more than in Var’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,016/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Raphaël sell for €5,556/m² and apartments for €4,902/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €17.84/m² a month, above Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 3,678 homes were sold in the town.
€5,016/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Raphaël€5,016/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,556/m²
776
Apartments
€4,902/m²
2,902
€17.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.00 to €22.74/m² a month)
13.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.61/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
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Saint-Raphaël is better off than Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,360 a year per consumption unit
12.1% of people in the labour force have no job. Saint-Raphaël has 11,400 jobs for 11,700 working residents, 1 per worker. No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
11,400
jobs based in Saint-Raphaël, 1 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Raphaël records more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 21.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.9 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Raphaël show 1,035 offenses in 2025. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage364
Burglary230
Theft from vehicles127
Family violence126
Other physical violence86
Sexual violence67
Vehicle theft35
Theft without violence444
Fraud385
Drug use160
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,035
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
82.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 279 candidates at 3 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Raphaël, 92.0% passed the bac, below Var’s towns (93.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #32 of 63 in Var.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Saint-Raphaël loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 81 per 100 expected, below Var’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Raphaël can choose among 39 GPs. In Var, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 5,764 residents of Saint-Raphaël died, against 6,708 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
39
GPs in Saint-Raphaël · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal de Frejus Saint Raphael
2.1 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
Saint-Raphaël: 6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.4% of the total, below Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Since 2022, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Raphaël is Menhir debout et menhir couché.
Earvin N'Gapeth: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Christophe Napoléon: Cyril Girault, CC BY 2.5 · Eyemen Henaini: Butlerichardavid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anne-Laurence Petel: Andreachave, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louis Cler: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Swan N'Gapeth: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Raphaël’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Raphaël
Is Saint-Raphaël safe?
It grades C− for safety, #52 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 230 burglaries and 364 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Raphaël good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #32 of 63 in Var. 100% of 69 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Stanislas in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Raphaël expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Raphaël grades D− for cost of living.
About Saint-Raphaël
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Raphaël is a commune of 37,113 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.
