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This town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 1,668.
Blausasc’s best grade is for schools (A+) — bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is a strength too (A) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Blausasc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Blausasc with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Blausasc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Blausasc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blausasc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Pénitents blancs ou chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, in Peillon, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Blausasc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blausasc.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Blausasc, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vallées du Paillon - Roger CarlèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 91%+7 pts |
| Lycée René GoscinnyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 248 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Alpes-Maritimes live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 130 deaths in Blausasc from 2016 to 2025; there were 98, 25% fewer. 3 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,711/m²: 64 houses and apartments sold in Blausasc between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 56% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,444/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,320 a year per consumption unit. 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 29% of adults. 8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (11%). Children are 18% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Blausasc | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blausasc yet.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Blausasc is a commune of 1,668 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blausasc | 1,668 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Contes | 7,897 | 1.8 | B | D | B+ | C |
| L'Escarène | 2,585 | 2.6 | — | C | — | B− |
| Drap | 5,484 | 2.8 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| La Turbie | 3,045 | 4.1 | A− | D− | B+ | A+ |
| La Trinité | 10,602 | 4.1 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| Tourrette-Levens | 4,624 | 4.2 | — | D− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Blausasc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,711/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blausasc grades C for cost of living.
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.