Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,492 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Tavernes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,903/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. Its strongest is schools (B): brevet results a point above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Tavernes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Tavernes 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Tavernes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église collégiale Notre-Dame dite aussi collégiale Saint-Marcel, in Barjols, 2.7 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tavernes.
On this, Tavernes is above both Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). 9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Tavernes | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
In the comparison, Tavernes comes below both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,903/m², comes from 86 sales of houses and apartments in Tavernes from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,900/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 144 residents of Tavernes died, against 158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Tavernes, that is close to Var’s towns (85.4%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph d'ArbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 86%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Tavernes sits below both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Tavernes. Best known first.
Nothing in Tavernes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Tavernes.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Tavernes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,903/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Tavernes grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tavernes is a commune of 1,492 people in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. 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.