Living in Sanary-sur-Mer
In Sanary-sur-Mer, advertised rents for new lettings average €17.78 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.3% (2022).
Annual NO₂ was 18.3 µg/m³ in 2024. Sanary-sur-Mer had a population of 18,538 at the start of 2023. In 2021, the foreign population was 453. The city had 6 schools in 2026. There were 140.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 7.83 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 11.3% at the end of 2022.
Pricier rent than 87% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 64% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 73% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Sanary-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 Sanary-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is about 17.78 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), 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): 17.78 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan18Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 695.6 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Dwellings | 16,308 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,837 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 17.78 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is Sanary-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 1,067 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 17.78 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 Sanary-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 11.34 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12
Sanary-sur-Mer 11.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 98.5 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.5 % | 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.6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,630 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr24Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.34 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12Official |
What does a salary buy in Sanary-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€17.78/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €1,067 |
| 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 | €871 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sanary-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 Sanary-sur-Mer. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 6 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.21Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
| Schools | 3 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
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; Sanary-sur-Mer's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 140.3 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence10Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sanary-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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Sanary-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 5,346 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)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,346 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)4Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sanary-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 Sanary-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.83 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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.
Sanary-sur-Mer 7.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 18.3 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 13.55 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.14Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18.47 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.83 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11.8 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 14.9 · Apr 17.3 · May 21.2 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.3 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 20 · Nov 15.3 · Dec 12.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CAP_CEPET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.6 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.7 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 20 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CAP_CEPET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.2 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 11.5 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 17 · Nov 12.6 · Dec 10.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CAP_CEPET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 71.9 · Feb 50 · Mar 42 · Apr 55.4 · May 37.6 · Jun 27 · Jul 6.5 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 70.3 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 99 · Dec 67.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CAP_CEPET23Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 34.8% between 2017 and 2024, from 12.0 to 7.8.
Similar climate. In France: Aix-en-Provence ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.9 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.9 °C, Bari (Italy) ±1.5 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±2.3 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.3 °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
The city covered 19.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 964.0 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in Sanary-sur-Mer?
The published population was 18,538 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11
By nationality
National passport97.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 19.23 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Foreign residents | 453 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official |
| Population density | 964 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Population | 18,538 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune11Official |
International community in Sanary-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 | 18,538 | 100.0% |
| Français | 18,003.371 | 97.1% |
| Etranger | 534.629 | 2.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
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)16Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sanary-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.
La Cadière-d'Azur as a Sanary-sur-Mer alternative in the same region
9 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 4.6% La Cadière-d'Azur vs 11.3% Sanary-sur-Mer−59%
- Rent: €15.12/m² La Cadière-d'Azur vs €17.78/m² Sanary-sur-Mer−15%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,993 La Cadière-d'Azur vs 5,346 Sanary-sur-Mer−25%
- Residents: 5,739 La Cadière-d'Azur vs 18,538 Sanary-sur-Mer−69%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,630 La Cadière-d'Azur vs €2,630 Sanary-sur-Mersame level
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ La Cadière-d'Azur vs 7.8 µg/m³ Sanary-sur-Mersame level
Sartrouville as a Sanary-sur-Mer alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 706 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 18,538 Sanary-sur-Mer+185%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,630 Sanary-sur-Mer+26%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €17.78/m² Sanary-sur-Mer+15%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 7.8 µg/m³ Sanary-sur-Mer+24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 5,346 Sanary-sur-Mer−14%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 11.3% Sanary-sur-Mer−8%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 15.0 km Sanary-sur-Mer+20%
Cities near Sanary-sur-Mer
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 15.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Alternative cities in France
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Is Sanary-sur-Mer part of La Seyne-sur-Mer?
Sanary-sur-Mer is in the published commuting zone of La Seyne-sur-Mer; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. La Seyne-sur-Mer city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sanary-sur-Mer?
The published population was 18,538 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Sanary-sur-Mer?
Average net cold rent is about 17.78 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,245 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in Sanary-sur-Mer?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Sanary-sur-Mer?
Police recorded about 5,346 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 Sanary-sur-Mer?
The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Sanary-sur-Mer?
The median gross salary is 2,630 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Sanary-sur-Mer a good place to live?
Sanary-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.
Is Sanary-sur-Mer part of La Seyne-sur-Mer?
Sanary-sur-Mer is in the published commuting zone of La Seyne-sur-Mer; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Sanary-sur-Mer?
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Ollioules, Bandol are near Sanary-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 Sanary-sur-Mer?
The official citizenship distribution records 18,003.371 people (97.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sanary-sur-Mer, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 185e0c2e0da520089d076fa820862a69]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/sanary-sur-mer/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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