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A town of 1,177 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Varages has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment. At the median price of €2,368/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. Its strongest is walkability (B): 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Varages does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Varages 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 lists 1 historic monument in Varages, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varages.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Varages records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Var’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D 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
For Varages, that is above both Var’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Varages | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Varages sits below both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 13.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Varages above both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Varages, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Varages is below both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,368/m², comes from 85 sales of houses and apartments in Varages from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,548/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Varages has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth: Photo: Rvalette · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Varages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varages | 1,177 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Barjols | 2,984 | 3.4 | C− | B− | C+ | D− |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 2,818 | 7.7 | — | D | — | B− |
| Bras | 2,637 | 8.6 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Rians | 4,223 | 10 | C− | C | A− | D |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | 17,896 | 11 | C− | D | C+ | C |
| Vinon-sur-Verdon | 4,464 | 12 | C+ | C− | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Varages has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.5 recorded violent incidents and 18.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Varages grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Varages is a commune of 1,177 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.