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A town of 12,608 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Vidauban grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,288/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération.
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 Vidauban does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vidauban 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 1 historic monument in Vidauban; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
André Thomas Perreimond, born in 1766, is the one person born in Vidauban before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vidauban.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #61 of 63 in Var. The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,014 deaths in Vidauban from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,170, 15% more. At birth, a girl in Var can expect 86 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Vidauban can choose among 6 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Vidauban is Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan, 9 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Vidauban, houses go for €3,539/m² and apartments for €2,387/m². Houses were 71% of what sold. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.82/m² a month, below Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,539/m² | 444 |
| Apartments | €2,387/m² | 185 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Vidauban was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 319 offenses were recorded in the town. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.5 violent offenses and 19.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
12.0% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Var’s towns (10.9%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 6.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Vidauban holds 2,300 jobs; 5,150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.
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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, about level with both Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 24% of adults. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Var’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vidauban | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Vidauban. Best known first.
Vidauban has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vidauban.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidauban | 12,608 | — | D− | D | C− | D |
| Les Arcs | 8,109 | 3.8 | D− | D | C− | B− |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 5,140 | 4.6 | D | D | C+ | C |
| Lorgues | 9,849 | 5.9 | D | D | B | B− |
| Le Thoronet | 2,631 | 6.3 | D | D | B | C+ |
| Le Luc | 11,310 | 6.3 | D− | C− | C | C− |
| Trans-en-Provence | 6,905 | 6.5 | B− | C− | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #53 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #61 of 63 in Var. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vidauban grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vidauban is a commune of 12,608 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.