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Living in Le Lavandou

In Le Lavandou, rents across existing tenancies average €11.50 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.8% (2022).

Le Lavandou is a city in France, with a population of 6,646 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.9% in March 2026. Le Lavandou covered 29.65 km² in 2026 and had a population density of 224.1 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 14.8% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population6,646people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,630EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent11.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the sameOfficial source · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org
Unemployment rate14.78%country median 11.0% — 35% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,667incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 41% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 8.5 — 17% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 77% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 83% 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 Le Lavandou?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Le Lavandou.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Le Lavandou?

Average net cold rent is 11.5 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): 11.5 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Le Lavandou recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesLe Lavandou highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Le Lavandou highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Le Lavandou€11.50
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Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan14Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)193 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings12,956 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings3,589 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same31 Dec 2025www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24Official

Is Le Lavandou 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.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–55%
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–55%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on work · range 31–45%
Family32%strong on family, weak on cost · range 24–40%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 690 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.5 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.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Le Lavandou?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 14.78 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Le Lavandou is 14.8%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.91 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.91 %31 Mar 2026Independent 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/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr23Official
Unemployment rate14.78 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune8Official

What does a salary buy in Le Lavandou?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,630 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,248of €2,001 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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€11.50/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2025-12-31− €690
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€1,248
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Le Lavandou Salary needed to live in Le Lavandou

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Le Lavandou. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Le Lavandou. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)10Official
Schools1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère 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; Le Lavandou's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Le Lavandou?

Police recorded about 6,667 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

Recorded crime across major citiesLe Lavandou highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Le Lavandou highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Le Lavandou6,667
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,667 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportLTT3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Le Lavandou. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person
Open official information

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Le Lavandou.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Le Lavandou?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Le Lavandou is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.531 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.6 · Feb 13.8 · Mar 16 · Apr 18.1 · May 21.9 · Jun 25.8 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 14.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.8 · May 12.3 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.2 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.1 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 13 · Dec 10.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.7 · Feb 51.2 · Mar 44 · Apr 55.2 · May 39.5 · Jun 36.6 · Jul 7.8 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 57.9 · Oct 105.1 · Nov 108.6 · Dec 74.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 148 · Feb 165 · Mar 218 · Apr 231 · May 275 · Jun 320 · Jul 359 · Aug 324 · Sep 248 · Oct 179 · Nov 143 · Dec 137 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO13Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2017–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 41.7% between 2017 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In France: Toulon ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.1 °C, Latina (Italy) ±1.0 °C, Bari (Italy) ±0.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.8 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Le Lavandou?

The published population was 6,646 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area29.65 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Foreign residents406 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT112Official
Population density224.1 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte17Official
Population6,646 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune7Official

International community in Le Lavandou

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 groupPeopleShare
Total6,646100.0%
Français6,21793.5%
Etranger4296.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Le Lavandou

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.

Pierrefeu-du-Var as a Le Lavandou alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 7.2% Pierrefeu-du-Var vs 14.8% Le Lavandou−51%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,591 Pierrefeu-du-Var vs 6,667 Le Lavandou−46%
  • Residents: 6,084 Pierrefeu-du-Var vs 6,646 Le Lavandou−8%
  • Rent: €11.50/m² Pierrefeu-du-Var vs €11.50/m² Le Lavandousame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,630 Pierrefeu-du-Var vs €2,630 Le Lavandousame level
Full comparisonMore about Pierrefeu-du-Var

Massy as a Le Lavandou alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 697 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 6,646 Le Lavandou+678%
  • Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 14.8% Le Lavandou−34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,630 Le Lavandou+26%
  • Rent: €20.08/m² Massy vs €11.50/m² Le Lavandouno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 12.0 km Le Lavandou−50%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 6,667 Le Lavandousame level
Full comparisonMore about Massy

Cities near Le Lavandou

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cavalaire-sur-Mer 13.6 km away
Rent
14.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Cogolin 18.3 km away
Rent
14.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Hyères 19.5 km away
Rent
15.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Pierrefeu-du-Var 20.5 km away
Rent
11.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
La Crau 23.9 km away
Rent
15.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Carqueiranne 24.3 km away
Rent
17.95 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Le Lavandou, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Grenay6,644 residentsLa Bassée6,650 residentsElven6,651 residentsGignac6,651 residentsHonfleur6,640 residentsChâtelaillon-Plage6,653 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Le Lavandou?

The published population was 6,646 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Le Lavandou?

Average net cold rent is 11.5 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 805 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.

Is the air quality good in Le Lavandou?

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 Le Lavandou?

Police recorded about 6,667 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 Le Lavandou?

The unemployment rate is about 14.8 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Le Lavandou?

The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Le Lavandou a good place to live?

Le Lavandou 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 Le Lavandou?

Bormes-les-Mimosas, La Londe-les-Maures, Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Cogolin, Hyères are near Le Lavandou. 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 Le Lavandou?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,217 people (93.5%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Le Lavandou, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 56df8ae2233b57c3c0fc0f06b09630b5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/le-lavandou/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Le Lavandou, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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