Largest city in the Var department: the 2026 ranking
The 153 towns of the Var department (83) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Var department is Toulon, with 180,774 inhabitants (ranked 12th in France by population). The largest town by area is Signes (133 km²). Toulon is also the most densely populated town, with 4,220 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Vérignon has only 8 inhabitants.
The Var department has 1,135,585 inhabitants over 5,973 km², a density of 190 inhabitants per km², 1.7 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 21.5% of the population of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The 20 largest cities in the Var department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulon | 180,774 | 43 | 4,220 | 12th |
| 2 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | 64,430 | 22 | 2,906 | 89th |
| 3 | Fréjus | 60,503 | 102 | 592 | 98th |
| 4 | Hyères | 56,763 | 132 | 429 | 111th |
| 5 | Draguignan | 41,617 | 54 | 774 | 190th |
| 6 | Saint-Raphaël | 37,704 | 90 | 421 | 216th |
| 7 | Six-Fours-les-Plages | 37,643 | 27 | 1,416 | 217th |
| 8 | La Garde | 26,772 | 16 | 1,723 | 342nd |
| 9 | La Valette-du-Var | 23,950 | 16 | 1,545 | 385th |
| 10 | La Crau | 19,939 | 38 | 527 | 496th |
| 11 | Sanary-sur-Mer | 18,793 | 19 | 977 | 525th |
| 12 | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | 18,413 | 64 | 287 | 536th |
| 13 | Brignoles | 18,173 | 71 | 258 | 544th |
| 14 | Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 15,660 | 106 | 148 | 642nd |
| 15 | Ollioules | 14,796 | 20 | 744 | 683rd |
| 16 | Sainte-Maxime | 14,260 | 82 | 175 | 705th |
| 17 | Cuers | 13,409 | 51 | 265 | 754th |
| 18 | Vidauban | 12,763 | 74 | 173 | 793rd |
| 19 | Solliès-Pont | 12,637 | 18 | 713 | 806th |
| 20 | Cogolin | 12,448 | 28 | 446 | 814th |
Largest towns by area in the Var department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signes | 3,169 | 133 | 24 | 126th |
| 2 | Hyères | 56,763 | 132 | 429 | 127th |
| 3 | Aiguines | 281 | 114 | 2 | 176th |
| 4 | Collobrières | 1,939 | 113 | 17 | 180th |
| 5 | Roquebrune-sur-Argens | 15,660 | 106 | 148 | 206th |
| 6 | Fréjus | 60,503 | 102 | 592 | 222nd |
| 7 | Bormes-les-Mimosas | 8,637 | 97 | 89 | 249th |
| 8 | Rians | 4,306 | 97 | 44 | 253rd |
| 9 | Saint-Raphaël | 37,704 | 90 | 421 | 301st |
| 10 | Seillans | 2,985 | 89 | 34 | 310th |
Most densely populated towns in the Var department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulon | 180,774 | 43 | 4,220 | 186th |
| 2 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | 64,430 | 22 | 2,906 | 305th |
| 3 | La Garde | 26,772 | 16 | 1,723 | 533rd |
| 4 | La Valette-du-Var | 23,950 | 16 | 1,545 | 601st |
| 5 | Six-Fours-les-Plages | 37,643 | 27 | 1,416 | 664th |
| 6 | La Farlède | 10,162 | 8.3 | 1,223 | 781st |
| 7 | Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 6,116 | 5.1 | 1,195 | 802nd |
| 8 | Le Pradet | 11,141 | 10.0 | 1,117 | 855th |
| 9 | Sanary-sur-Mer | 18,793 | 19 | 977 | 958th |
| 10 | Bandol | 8,378 | 8.6 | 975 | 960th |
All towns in the Var department (153)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aiguines (281)
- Ampus (935)
- Artignosc-sur-Verdon (313)
- Artigues (289)
- Aups (2,222)
- Bagnols-en-Forêt (3,245)
- Bandol (8,378)
- Bargème (211)
- Bargemon (1,450)
- Barjols (3,019)
- Baudinard-sur-Verdon (244)
- Bauduen (312)
- Belgentier (2,416)
- Besse-sur-Issole (3,179)
- Bormes-les-Mimosas (8,637)
- Bras (2,719)
- Brenon (24)
- Brignoles (18,173)
- Brue-Auriac (1,487)
- Cabasse (2,055)
- Callas (2,162)
- Callian (3,900)
- Camps-la-Source (1,989)
- Carcès (3,604)
- Carnoules (4,422)
- Carqueiranne (9,557)
- Cavalaire-sur-Mer (8,202)
- Châteaudouble (490)
- Châteauvert (146)
- Châteauvieux (79)
- Claviers (743)
- Cogolin (12,448)
- Collobrières (1,939)
- Comps-sur-Artuby (345)
- Correns (900)
- Cotignac (2,226)
- Cuers (13,409)
- Draguignan (41,617)
- Entrecasteaux (1,140)
- Esparron-de-Pallières (384)
- Évenos (2,434)
- Fayence (6,241)
- Figanières (2,818)
- Flassans-sur-Issole (3,764)
- Flayosc (4,754)
- Forcalqueiret (3,429)
- Fox-Amphoux (511)
- Fréjus (60,503)
- Garéoult (5,923)
- Gassin (2,744)
- Ginasservis (2,109)
- Gonfaron (4,561)
- Grimaud (4,651)
- Hyères (56,763)
- La Bastide (229)
- La Cadière-d'Azur (5,771)
- La Celle (1,737)
- La Crau (19,939)
- La Croix-Valmer (3,951)
- La Farlède (10,162)
- La Garde (26,772)
- La Garde-Freinet (1,905)
- La Londe-les-Maures (10,707)
- La Martre (227)
- La Môle (1,553)
- La Motte (3,127)
- La Roque-Esclapon (266)
- La Roquebrussanne (2,864)
- La Seyne-sur-Mer (64,430)
- La Valette-du-Var (23,950)
- La Verdière (1,691)
- Le Beausset (10,418)
- Le Bourguet (43)
- Le Cannet-des-Maures (5,211)
- Le Castellet (6,109)
- Le Lavandou (6,712)
- Le Luc (11,453)
- Le Muy (10,338)
- Le Plan-de-la-Tour (3,204)
- Le Pradet (11,141)
- Le Revest-les-Eaux (4,139)
- Le Thoronet (2,678)
- Le Val (4,422)
- Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel (2,848)
- Les Arcs (8,274)
- Les Mayons (631)
- Les Salles-sur-Verdon (241)
- Lorgues (10,141)
- Mazaugues (920)
- Méounes-lès-Montrieux (2,306)
- Moissac-Bellevue (311)
- Mons (923)
- Montauroux (7,321)
- Montferrat (1,728)
- Montfort-sur-Argens (1,480)
- Montmeyan (600)
- Nans-les-Pins (5,309)
- Néoules (3,046)
- Ollières (648)
- Ollioules (14,796)
- Pierrefeu-du-Var (6,187)
- Pignans (4,896)
- Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume (2,570)
- Pontevès (795)
- Pourcieux (1,573)
- Pourrières (5,753)
- Puget-sur-Argens (8,724)
- Puget-Ville (4,659)
- Ramatuelle (1,921)
- Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (652)
- Régusse (2,417)
- Rians (4,306)
- Riboux (51)
- Rocbaron (5,755)
- Roquebrune-sur-Argens (15,660)
- Rougiers (1,726)
- Saint-Antonin-du-Var (879)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (11,899)
- Saint-Julien (2,502)
- Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (6,116)
- Saint-Martin-de-Pallières (289)
- Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (18,413)
- Saint-Paul-en-Forêt (1,776)
- Saint-Raphaël (37,704)
- Saint-Tropez (3,649)
- Saint-Zacharie (5,951)
- Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole (2,190)
- Sainte-Maxime (14,260)
- Salernes (4,097)
- Sanary-sur-Mer (18,793)
- Seillans (2,985)
- Seillons-Source-d'Argens (2,853)
- Signes (3,169)
- Sillans-la-Cascade (830)
- Six-Fours-les-Plages (37,643)
- Solliès-Pont (12,637)
- Solliès-Toucas (6,372)
- Solliès-Ville (2,547)
- Tanneron (1,776)
- Taradeau (1,981)
- Tavernes (1,515)
- Toulon (180,774)
- Tourrettes (3,018)
- Tourtour (595)
- Tourves (5,287)
- Trans-en-Provence (7,022)
- Trigance (235)
- Varages (1,191)
- Vérignon (8)
- Vidauban (12,763)
- Villecroze (1,534)
- Vinon-sur-Verdon (4,569)
- Vins-sur-Caramy (950)
Other departments in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) Hautes-Alpes (05) Alpes-Maritimes (06) Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Vaucluse (84) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.