Living in Cavalaire-sur-Mer
In Cavalaire-sur-Mer, rents across existing tenancies average €14.60 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2022).
The population of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, in France, was 8,121 at the start of 2023. The foreign population count was 703 in 2021. At the end of 2022, the unemployment rate was 11.4%.
Pricier rent than 75% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 93% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 89% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is 14.6 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 14.6 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org21
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 150.7 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 12,731 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 4,164 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 14.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | www.observatoires-des-loyers.org21Official |
Is Cavalaire-sur-Mer a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 876 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.6 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 11.35 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Cavalaire-sur-Mer 11.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 94.76 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 94.76 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,630 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr20Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.35 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official |
What does a salary buy in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,001 |
| Rent, 60 m²€14.60/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2025-12-31 | − €876 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,062 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cavalaire-sur-Mer. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cavalaire-sur-Mer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official |
| Schools | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Cavalaire-sur-Mer's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 8,022 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,022 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 94.8% in March 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cavalaire-sur-Mer. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 17.14 · Feb 17.36 · Mar 20.96 · Apr 21.2 · May 26.39 · Jun 32.14 · Jul 32.41 · Aug 32.69 · Sep 30.75 · Oct 25.32 · Nov 20.68 · Dec 18.06 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 0.73 · Feb 0.54 · Mar 3.05 · Apr 5.98 · May 8.12 · Jun 12.22 · Jul 15.39 · Aug 16.13 · Sep 11.85 · Oct 5.25 · Nov 4.21 · Dec 0.83 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.89 · Feb 9.75 · Mar 11.57 · Apr 13.92 · May 17.15 · Jun 21.49 · Jul 24.14 · Aug 24.21 · Sep 21.06 · Oct 17.76 · Nov 13.89 · Dec 10.97 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 72.5 · Feb 48.1 · Mar 52.3 · Apr 67.1 · May 56.4 · Jun 50.7 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 33.7 · Sep 86.6 · Oct 128.9 · Nov 141 · Dec 78.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 148 · Feb 165 · Mar 218 · Apr 231 · May 275 · Jun 320 · Jul 359 · Aug 324 · Sep 248 · Oct 179 · Nov 143 · Dec 137 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO15Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 46.2% between 2017 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The published population was 8,121 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7
By nationality
National passport91.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 16.74 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official |
| Foreign residents | 703 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT113Official |
| Population density | 485.1 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte19Official |
| Population | 8,121 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official |
International community in Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,121 | 100.0% |
| Français | 7,479.116 | 92.1% |
| Etranger | 641.884 | 7.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)11Official |
Alternatives for people set on Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Bormes-les-Mimosas as a Cavalaire-sur-Mer alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 13.0 km Bormes-les-Mimosas vs 5.0 km Cavalaire-sur-Mer+160%
- Rent: €11.50/m² Bormes-les-Mimosas vs €14.60/m² Cavalaire-sur-Mer−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,729 Bormes-les-Mimosas vs 8,022 Cavalaire-sur-Mer−41%
- Unemployment: 10.6% Bormes-les-Mimosas vs 11.4% Cavalaire-sur-Mer−6%
- Residents: 8,545 Bormes-les-Mimosas vs 8,121 Cavalaire-sur-Mer+5%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,630 Bormes-les-Mimosas vs €2,630 Cavalaire-sur-Mersame level
Sartrouville as a Cavalaire-sur-Mer alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 725 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 8,121 Cavalaire-sur-Mer+550%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 5.0 km Cavalaire-sur-Mer+260%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 8,022 Cavalaire-sur-Mer−43%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,630 Cavalaire-sur-Mer+26%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €14.60/m² Cavalaire-sur-Merno percentage
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 11.4% Cavalaire-sur-Mer−8%
Cities near Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 14.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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Alternative cities in France
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cavalaire-sur-Mer when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The published population was 8,121 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is 14.6 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,022 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.
Is the air quality good in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 8,022 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Cavalaire-sur-Mer a good place to live?
Cavalaire-sur-Mer may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
Cogolin, Le Lavandou, Saint-Tropez, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Sainte-Maxime are near Cavalaire-sur-Mer. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Cavalaire-sur-Mer?
The official citizenship distribution records 7,479.116 people (92.1%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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