Mazet to let long term, Les Figuières residence in Sainte-Maxime

We are the owners, not an agency. There are no letting fees, no application fees and no tenancy drafting fees. You speak directly to the people who decide, before and after signing.

The application comes before the viewing, and it stays valid. Two documents are enough to open it: both sides of your identity card and your latest tax assessment. We review it the same day and we keep it on file.

The mazet is 42 m², like its neighbour in the same development: one bedroom, a living room open to the kitchen and a bathroom. It stands apart through its large outdoor terrace under a pergola, where the other has a small private garden. The rent is €1,200 per month excluding service charges, the same as its neighbour.

The route du Plan de la Tour leaves the seafront and climbs towards the hills. Within a few minutes, the density drops, pines replace buildings, and you find yourself in a landscape of vines and terraced slopes. That is where you will find Les Figuières.

This shift explains the character of the area. People live here more than they stay here, because the seafront concentrates the tourist offer while the hills keep a permanent population. In winter, the lights stay on up in the hills.

The town centre is still five minutes away by car, and the bus stops and the shops are fifty metres from the development. So you are not cut off: you are somewhere quiet, which is not the same thing.

Higher up, the road serves Le Plan-de-la-Tour, a wine-growing village in the hinterland. In that village the year-round rental market is tighter still than in Sainte-Maxime: checked on SeLoger on 11 September 2026, two flats were listed to let. That shows how rare a year-round home is in this area.

An occupied property becomes free one day. The tenant gives notice, and we then have between one and three months to find a successor. That is a short window, and it is precisely why we keep a list.

People whose application is already with us are called first. Not as a favour, but because we can reach them and their application is complete. A viewing can then be arranged within the week.

The application takes two documents: both sides of your ID card and your latest tax assessment. We review it the same day and we keep it on file. It stays valid for all our homes, not just for this one.

We tell you honestly where you stand. If three solid applications are already waiting, we say so. If no notice is in sight, we say that too. It saves you waiting for a property that will not become free this year.

The question comes up in almost every call, so let us answer it clearly. On the coast, holiday letting takes a large share of the market, so long-term letting is a more focused offer. That is precisely the one we cultivate.

The INSEE census gives the scale: nearly 17,000 homes in the town, for around 6,900 main homes. The stock lived in all year round is therefore a clearly identified group, and it is the one our homes belong to.

The owner's arithmetic explains the rest. A holiday let delivers a high return over a few weeks. We made a different choice, and we have held to it since 1971.

We let our properties long term, on a residential tenancy agreement, to people who live here. In exchange for a more measured return, we know our tenants, our properties stay maintained year in and year out, and management stays simple. It is a balance that suits us, and it benefits the people who settle here.

If none of our properties becomes free in time, it helps to know where to look. Here is what the market looked like in the neighbouring towns on 11 September 2026, according to SeLoger.

Le Plan-de-la-Tour, just above, had two flats to let. Grimaud, three. Saint-Tropez, fifteen properties of all types. Sainte-Maxime remains, by some distance, the best way into the gulf.

Cogolin usefully rounds out the picture, with twenty-three flats. It is a realistic fallback for anyone working in the gulf. Just allow for the daily journey, and plan around the summer traffic.

Further out, Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Le Muy, Puget-sur-Argens and Vidauban offer a far wider market. These towns appear on the designated high-demand area list in the decree of 10 May 2013, which gives their tenants a notice period cut to one month. Sainte-Maxime does not appear on it: here, notice on an unfurnished tenancy stays at three months.

Many listings for occupied properties serve mainly to collect addresses. Ours does something simpler: when this mazet becomes free, we pick up the phone.

We promise no date because we have none. Notice depends on the tenant in place, and nobody can predict it. What we can guarantee is that you will get a call back and that you will know where you stand.

If your search is urgent, tell us on the phone. We will tell you honestly whether waiting makes sense, and if not, where else to look in the gulf.

The development has two mazets that we let long term, this one and its neighbour. They share the same wooded grounds, the same two-basin pool, the same boules court and the same play area.

The whole site is gated and secure, with a caretaker on site every day. These facilities are included in the service charges, and we give you the exact amount before you sign.

The location combines two things that rarely go together: the quiet of the hills and services on the doorstep, with the bus stops and the shops fifty metres away. So you do not need a car for the everyday shopping.

The difference between the two mazets lies outside. This one has a large terrace under a pergola, the other a small private garden. Each has its own two private parking spaces. Both are let unfurnished, long term, on a residential tenancy agreement.

The first mazet in the development, the one with the private garden, becomes free on 1 October 2026. Its listing is complete, with photos, rent and energy performance certificate, and it gives a good idea of the setting and the shared facilities.

If your timing allows, it is currently the best way into Les Figuières residence. The two mazets share the same grounds, the same pool and the same caretaker.

Call us on 06 07 85 66 10, Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm. We will tell you honestly where this property stands and whether it is worth waiting for.