Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 665 in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Andon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 60% of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,587/m².
The 2 things Andon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Andon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Andon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Andon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, about level with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Andon is 48 years old. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Andon | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Andon: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.5 each). Of those in the labour force, 9.8% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Andon: 68 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 32% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €1,438/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and heritage in and near Andon. Best known first.
Andon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Castellaras de Thorenc: Photo: Dirk Van Esbroeck · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Andon yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andon | 665 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 3,658 | 6 | B | D | A− | C− |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne | 4,056 | 8.4 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| Le Tignet | 3,212 | 10 | — | D− | — | B− |
| Peymeinade | 8,514 | 10 | C+ | D− | A− | B− |
| Le Bar-sur-Loup | 2,974 | 10 | — | D | — | C |
| Grasse | 50,970 | 11 | C+ | D | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Andon is a commune of 665 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. 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.