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18,538 residents make their home in this town in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Cost of living is its weak spot (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C−, good for #36 of 73 in Var. Nationally, it does better than 18% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health 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).
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 Sanary-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sanary-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 Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sanary-sur-Mer; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Sanary-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sanary-sur-Mer.
Children under 15 count for a tenth of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.8% of the town, lower than both Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 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.
| Sanary-sur-Mer | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.78/m² a month, higher than both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Sanary-sur-Mer goes for €6,482/m², an apartment for €6,178/m². Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 28% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,482/m² | 378 |
| Apartments | €6,178/m² | 974 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
All told, Sanary-sur-Mer had 499 recorded offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 23 (2023–2025 average). 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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment stood at 12.0%, higher than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 16.1% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Sanary-sur-Mer: 5,100, for 6,000 residents in work (0.8 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 288 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s schools place #30 of 63 in Var on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Sanary-sur-Mer, 92.5% passed the bac, close to both Var’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la GuichardeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 85%−6 pts |
| Lycée Paul LangevinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 346 | 96%±0 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3.9% of the total, below Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3,158 deaths in Sanary-sur-Mer between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,276: 4% below. 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. There are 25 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sanary-sur-Mer; none is classé, France’s top protection.
4 notable people were born in Sanary-sur-Mer.
Stéphane Dumas: AlValladolid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Félix Pijeaud: Anonymous Unknown author , no author disclosure, Public domain · Maurice Sauzet: JulieLefebvreArchitecte, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 18,538 | — | C− | D− | C− | B |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | 37,109 | 2.7 | C− | D− | C | B |
| Bandol | 8,267 | 2.8 | D | D− | D | C+ |
| Ollioules | 14,568 | 3 | C | D | C− | B |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | 63,732 | 4.4 | D | D | C | C− |
| Le Beausset | 10,219 | 4.9 | C | D | B | C+ |
| Le Castellet | 6,040 | 5.8 | D | D | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #55 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 89 burglaries and 184 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #30 of 63 in Var. 96% of 346 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Langevin in 2025, at 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 Sanary-sur-Mer grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sanary-sur-Mer is a commune of 18,538 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
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.