Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 971 people live in this town, in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Bendejun has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bendejun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Sébastien, in Coaraze, 1.2 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bendejun.
Among adults, 26% have a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Ages in Bendejun split evenly at 48.7: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bendejun | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bendejun holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Bendejun didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €26,730 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vallées du Paillon - Roger CarlèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 91%+7 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 91%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 71% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Bendejun from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bendejun is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bendejun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendejun | 971 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Contes | 7,897 | 2.6 | B | D | B+ | C |
| Levens | 5,377 | 3 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Tourrette-Levens | 4,624 | 3.3 | — | D− | — | B− |
| L'Escarène | 2,585 | 3.4 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 5 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Drap | 5,484 | 5.6 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bendejun is a commune of 971 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons. 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) · 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.