FR Cette page existe en français : Alpes-Maritimes en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Home › France › Alpes-Maritimes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Département 06 Find your town in Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes has 163 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 51 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 27 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.
43 graded towns
6 grade A− or better
163 towns and villages
Nice largest · 357,737
Alpes-Maritimes at a glance What Alpes-Maritimes is like The median ranked town in Alpes-Maritimes grades highest on walkability and jobs & income against towns across France, and lowest on cost of living. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The median town, subject by subject The median ranked town in Alpes-Maritimes against French towns · the line marks the median French town
Walkability A− ahead of 76% Jobs & income B+ ahead of 67% Health B ahead of 63% Safety B ahead of 60% Schools B− ahead of 53% Cost of living D− ahead of 2% The finder
Find a town that’s… 43 towns · ordered by Alpes-Maritimes rank
#1 in Alpes-Maritimes A Town · 3,815 people · #505 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ HealthA Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#2 in Alpes-Maritimes A Town · 10,511 people · #509 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#3 in Alpes-Maritimes A− Town · 3,045 people · #664 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ HealthA Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#4 in Alpes-Maritimes A− Town · 7,292 people · #841 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#5 in Alpes-Maritimes A− Town · 8,240 people · #858 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeA− SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#6 in Alpes-Maritimes A− Town · 11,939 people · #914 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#7 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 5,669 people · #1,151 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#8 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 5,377 people · #1,194 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#9 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 11,015 people · #1,243 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeB+ WalkabilityLowest D− Cost of living
#10 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 7,265 people · #1,251 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#11 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 3,874 people · #1,260 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#12 in Alpes-Maritimes B+ Town · 4,056 people · #1,276 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SafetyA− HealthLowest D Cost of living
#13 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 3,431 people · #1,376 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ SafetyB+ HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#14 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 5,896 people · #1,424 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA− SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#15 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 7,897 people · #1,432 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ SafetyLowest D Cost of living
#16 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 4,482 people · #1,501 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ HealthA WalkabilityLowest D− Cost of living
#17 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 8,202 people · #1,546 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeB+ HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#18 in Alpes-Maritimes B Town · 3,658 people · #1,633 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SchoolsA− SafetyLowest D Cost of living
#19 in Alpes-Maritimes B− Town · 5,484 people · #1,739 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#20 in Alpes-Maritimes B− Town · 19,782 people · #1,875 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#21 in Alpes-Maritimes B− Town · 4,358 people · #1,912 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeB+ SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#22 in Alpes-Maritimes B− Town · 19,917 people · #2,061 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityA− SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#23 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 3,401 people · #2,153 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyB− Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#24 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 8,514 people · #2,181 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SafetyB SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#25 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 11,936 people · #2,192 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ HealthA+ WalkabilityLowest D− Cost of living
#26 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 17,548 people · #2,309 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− HealthA− WalkabilityLowest D− Cost of living
#27 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 3,203 people · #2,322 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeB SafetyLowest D− Cost of living
#28 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Large town · 50,970 people · #2,388 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− HealthLowest D Cost of living
#29 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Large town · 77,637 people · #2,402 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#30 in Alpes-Maritimes C+ Town · 4,165 people · #2,459 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyB− HealthLowest D Cost of living
#31 in Alpes-Maritimes C Town · 5,008 people · #2,508 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA− Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#32 in Alpes-Maritimes C Large town · 21,640 people · #2,640 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#33 in Alpes-Maritimes C Town · 3,791 people · #2,641 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Cost of living
#34 in Alpes-Maritimes C Large town · 41,938 people · #2,651 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#35 in Alpes-Maritimes C Town · 13,803 people · #2,696 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#36 in Alpes-Maritimes C Large town · 32,172 people · #2,841 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#37 in Alpes-Maritimes C− Large town · 53,354 people · #2,870 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#38 in Alpes-Maritimes C− Town · 12,037 people · #2,949 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#39 in Alpes-Maritimes C− Large town · 29,259 people · #2,957 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#40 in Alpes-Maritimes C− Town · 10,602 people · #3,134 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#41 in Alpes-Maritimes D Large town · 74,350 people · #3,301 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#42 in Alpes-Maritimes D City · 357,737 people · #3,318 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB− SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
#43 in Alpes-Maritimes D Large town · 30,604 people · #3,355 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityB+ HealthLowest D− Cost of living
Show all 43 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
13 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.
No overall grade Towns without an overall grade Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.
Tourrette-Levens 4,624 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools B, Health B−, Jobs & income B, Walkability C+ Saint-Jeannet 4,453 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools C+, Health A, Jobs & income A, Walkability B− Le Rouret 4,209 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools A, Health A−, Jobs & income A−, Walkability B− Colomars 3,409 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools C−, Health A, Jobs & income A, Walkability C Le Tignet 3,212 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools A−, Health B−, Jobs & income B−, Walkability C− Le Bar-sur-Loup 2,974 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D, Schools A, Health C, Jobs & income A+, Walkability B− L'Escarène 2,585 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living C, Schools A, Health B−, Jobs & income B−, Walkability A− Opio 2,527 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living D−, Schools B+, Health A+, Jobs & income A+, Walkability C+ Every town and village 112 smaller towns and villages in Alpes-Maritimes With the 51 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 163 communes of Alpes-Maritimes, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.
Aspremont2,346 Berre-les-Alpes1,316 Blausasc1,668 Breil-sur-Roya2,377 Cabris1,450 Cantaron1,268 Castagniers1,666 Èze2,144 Falicon2,185 Gilette1,627 Gorbio1,609 Lantosque1,198 Le Broc1,446 Lucéram1,234 Peille2,123 Peillon1,408 Péone1,094 Puget-Théniers1,798 Roquebillière1,818 Saint-Blaise1,397 Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée1,289 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat1,531 Saint-Martin-Vésubie1,337 Sainte-Agnès1,380 Spéracèdes1,241 Tende1,775 Théoule-sur-Mer1,477 85 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades Next door Départements next to Alpes-Maritimes The départements that share a border with it: each one’s communes, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.
Questions about Alpes-Maritimes What is the best place to live in Alpes-Maritimes? Châteauneuf-Grasse ranks first of 43 graded towns of 2,500 or more: health (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (D−) is its lowest. Biot and La Turbie follow.
How do the biggest towns in Alpes-Maritimes grade? Nice (357,737 people) grades D overall, with its best grade in walkability. Antibes (77,637 people) grades C+ overall, with its best grade in walkability.
How are these towns ranked? By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Alpes-Maritimes, where five or more have an overall grade.
Is every commune in Alpes-Maritimes on TownRatings? Yes: all 163 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 51 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 27 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 85 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.
Why isn’t my town ranked? The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Le Bar-sur-Loup and Colomars and L'Escarène and Opio and 4 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Photos: Châteauneuf-Grasse, MOSSOT (CC BY 3.0 ) · Biot, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · La Turbie, Espirat (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Roquefort-les-Pins, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Pégomas, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Valbonne, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · La Roquette-sur-Siagne, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Levens, Eric Coffinet (Public domain ) · Mouans-Sartoux, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · La Gaude, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Simon Tripnaux (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Martin-du-Var, Unknown (Public domain ) · Saint-André-de-la-Roche, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Contes, MOSSOT (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Cap-d'Ail, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · La Colle-sur-Loup, Spike (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, Gill09 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Drap, Patrice Semeria (Public domain ) · Mougins, Jacques MOSSOT (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Gattières, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Vence, Mathieu BROSSAIS (CC BY 4.0 ) · Auribeau-sur-Siagne, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Peymeinade, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Beausoleil, Espirat (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Villeneuve-Loubet, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Baptiste ROUSSEL (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Grasse, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Antibes, Paul Downey from Berkhamsted, UK (CC BY 2.0 ) · Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Villefranche-sur-Mer, Linedwell (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Florian Pépellin (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Sospel, Rundvald (Public domain ) · Le Cannet, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Carros, Jpchevreau (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Olivier Cleynen (CC BY 4.0 ) · Cagnes-sur-Mer, Anonyme. (Public domain ) · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to… (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Vallauris, Kazimierz Mendlik (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · La Trinité, Frantz-Samy (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Cannes, Jacques MOSSOT (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Nice, Moody Dreiza ( Moody751 at English Wikipedia ) (CC BY 2.5 ) · Menton, Tangopaso (Public domain ), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
