Breil-sur-Roya’s strongest subject is walkability: 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 12.1% unemployment. It also trails on safety — an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 16.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,500/m² costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Breil-sur-Roya 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 Breil-sur-Roya 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Breil-sur-Roya.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Breil-sur-Roya than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,460 a year per consumption unit
12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Breil-sur-Roya at the census.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot13%
Public transport9%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Breil-sur-Roya, 0.7 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Breil-sur-Roya: 29% are 65 or over, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The age that splits Breil-sur-Roya in two is 51.4.
51.4median age
Breil-sur-RoyaAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Breil-sur-Roya ranks above 65% of compared French towns for crime per resident
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Breil-sur-Roya. Police and gendarmerie figures for Breil-sur-Roya show 44 offenses in 2025.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Family violence13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence15
Fraud6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (16.9% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Breil-sur-Roya costs an estimated advertised €12.19/m² a month, against €18.66/m² in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,500/m² in Breil-sur-Roya, apartments for €1,263/m². Behind the median of €1,500/m²: 127 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Breil-sur-Roya€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,500/m²
45
Apartments
€1,263/m²
82
€12.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €15.43/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Breil-sur-Roya than in Alpes-Maritimes or compared French towns: 38 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Breil-sur-Roya is Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Monts. The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments locally: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 8 of the 9, make up the bulk. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Breil-sur-Roya’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 52% of compared French towns
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 318 deaths in Breil-sur-Roya from 2016 to 2025; there were 350, 10% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Breil-sur-Roya records 88 deaths per 100 expected, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and close to compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Breil-sur-Roya is Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton, 12 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Breil-sur-Roya · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton
21.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Santa Maria
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Monts: Photo: Benoît BRESSON · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Santa-Maria-in-Albis et chapelle de la Miséricorde ou des Pénitents Noirs: Photo: Sébastien HOSY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clocher Saint-Jean: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Marc de Piène Haute: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Breil-sur-Roya
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Breil-sur-Roya yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Breil-sur-Roya
Is Breil-sur-Roya expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,500/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Breil-sur-Roya grades B for cost of living.
About Breil-sur-Roya
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Breil-sur-Roya is a commune of 2,377 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française. 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
Population
2,377 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
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.
