Tourves grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #34 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment. At the median price of €3,067/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 d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Tourves 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 Tourves.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Tourves than in Var or compared French towns: 15 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, higher than both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Tourves is Vestiges archéologiques. The protected list starts in prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments here: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Tourves run higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Tourves’ deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88) alike. 566 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 500: 13% above. The nearest emergency department to Tourves is Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel, 7.3 mi away. At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Tourves · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median home in Tourves sells for €3,067/m², against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.96/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Var’s towns (€14.43/m²). Houses sell for €3,397/m² in Tourves, apartments for €2,132/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 175 homes were sold in the town.
€3,067/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tourves€3,067/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,397/m²
145
Apartments
€2,132/m²
30
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.56 to €14.97/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Tourves ranks below 72% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The police record for Tourves lists 84 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage40
Family violence19
Burglary16
Vehicle theft9
Fraud34
Theft without violence18
Drug use15
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
84
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.0%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Tourves come to a median €25,030 a year per consumption unit, against €26,770 in Var’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
At the census, 7.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 11.9%, higher than both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
800
jobs based in Tourves, 0.4 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Var’s towns (26%). At 46.5, the median resident of Tourves sits in the middle of the age range.
46.5median age
TourvesVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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 Tourves
Is Tourves safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #13 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.
Is Tourves expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Tourves grades C for cost of living.
About Tourves
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tourves is a commune of 5,207 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. 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.
