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A town of 1,945 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Taradeau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 6.6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,437/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Taradeau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Taradeau 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Taradeau counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taradeau.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul-Émile VictorNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 74%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 86% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.92/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €14.38/m² a month, close to Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,642/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Taradeau holds 350 jobs; 800 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, lower than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Taradeau has 2 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Taradeau is Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan, 6.8 mi away. 171 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 218: 21% below. Women in Var live to 86 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 16% of residents. Ages in Taradeau split evenly at 50.7: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Taradeau | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Taradeau is Église paroissiale (ancienne). Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 6.8% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Taradeau. Best known first.
Taradeau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église paroissiale (ancienne): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Taradeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taradeau | 1,945 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Vidauban | 12,608 | 2.2 | D− | D | C− | D |
| Les Arcs | 8,109 | 2.6 | D− | D | C− | B− |
| Lorgues | 9,849 | 4.2 | D | D | B | B− |
| Trans-en-Provence | 6,905 | 4.7 | B− | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 5,140 | 5.8 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Le Thoronet | 2,631 | 5.8 | D | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Taradeau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Taradeau grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Taradeau is a commune of 1,945 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon 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
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 October 30, 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.