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This town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 557.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bouyon has none. 34% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Bouyon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouyon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de la Madone-des-Prés, in Levens, 6.1 mi away.
18% 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 Bouyon.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. Bouyon has a median age of 44.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bouyon | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Bouyon holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €26,470 a year per consumption unit.
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 estimated advertised rent is €13.35/m² a month, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Bouyon: 33 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.46/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bouyon 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 Bouyon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouyon | 557 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 3.8 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Carros | 13,803 | 4.8 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Gattières | 4,358 | 5.2 | B− | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jeannet | 4,453 | 5.6 | — | D− | — | A |
| Levens | 5,377 | 5.9 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Colomars | 3,409 | 6.8 | — | D− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bouyon is a commune of 557 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis. 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.