Villecroze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €3,006/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Lacs et Gorges du Verdon.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villecroze 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 Villecroze.
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Villecroze sees more deaths than 87% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Villecroze: 105 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 157 residents of Villecroze died, against 150 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Villecroze is Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan, 8.4 mi away. 2 GPs practise here.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Villecroze · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier la Dracenie de Draguignan
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Villecroze has fewer young adults than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Residents of Villecroze have a median age of 50.
50median age
VillecrozeVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Villecroze than in Var’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,830 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 600 residents in work, Villecroze has 350 jobs: 0.6 each. 11.6% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Villecroze, 0.6 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Villecroze keeps more of its old housing than Var’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Villecroze; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villecroze
Is Villecroze safe?
Villecroze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Villecroze expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,006/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villecroze grades C− for cost of living.
About Villecroze
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villecroze is a commune of 1,514 people in the Communauté de communes Lacs et Gorges du 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
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.
