Saint-Zacharie’s grades pull in different directions. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 38% of compared French towns, #13 of 73 in Var. It also trails on schools (C−) — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Safety is its strong suit — an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Zacharie 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-Zacharie.
HousingCost of living D
A typical home in Saint-Zacharie sells for €3,846/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.66/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,151/m² in Saint-Zacharie, apartments for €3,571/m². Also worth knowing: 188 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,846/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Zacharie€3,846/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,151/m²
107
Apartments
€3,571/m²
81
€14.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.56 to €18.59/m² a month)
10.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Zacharie records less crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
In 2025, 71 offenses were recorded in Saint-Zacharie. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 71 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Other physical violence14
Family violence11
Theft from vehicles11
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud53
Theft without violence12
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.4%
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 sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 9.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Schools around Saint-Zacharie do less well than those of 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #46 of 63 in Var on results. The nearest general lycée is 8.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Saint-Zacharie is better off than Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,230 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 8.3%. Per resident in work, Saint-Zacharie counts 0.4 jobs (950 jobs, 2,550 workers). Public transport took 4.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
950
jobs based in Saint-Zacharie, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Zacharie run higher than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Zacharie is Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne, 9.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 608 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 639, 5% more. Its care home for older people (75 places) counts its residents as Saint-Zacharie’s; allowing for it, deaths were 6% below expected. 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.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Zacharie · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
3 historic monuments in Saint-Zacharie, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Before 1919: that is when nearly one in ten homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Zacharie is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Var’s towns and across compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Var’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older.
46.5median age
Saint-ZacharieVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Zacharie
Is Saint-Zacharie safe?
It grades A for safety, #4 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Zacharie good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #46 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Zacharie expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Zacharie grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Zacharie
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Zacharie is a commune of 5,879 people in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. 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.
