A town of contrasts. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C− overall, Cagnes-sur-Mer is better than 24% of compared French towns. That places it #37 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. It is easy to get around without a car: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Cagnes-sur-Mer 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 Cagnes-sur-Mer.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Cagnes-sur-Mer costs more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €19.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €4,821/m², comes from 2,770 sales of houses and apartments in Cagnes-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Cagnes-sur-Mer goes for €6,000/m², an apartment for €4,724/m². Houses accounted for 13% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,821/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cagnes-sur-Mer€4,821/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,000/m²
347
Apartments
€4,724/m²
2,423
€19.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.90 to €24.05/m² a month)
13.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Cagnes-sur-Mer is easier to get around on foot than 93% of compared French towns
Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Cagnes-sur-Mer holds 16,450 jobs; 22,400 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 10.9%.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
Public transport11%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter7%
Bicycle3%
16,450
jobs based in Cagnes-sur-Mer, 0.7 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 282 candidates at 3 lycées. By results, schools here place #42 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. The bac pass rate near Cagnes-sur-Mer is 92.5%, about level with both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Cagnes-sur-Mer, fewer than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Cagnes-sur-Mer has a median age of 48.6 years. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.
48.6median age
Cagnes-sur-MerAlpes-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 BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Cagnes-sur-Mer sees fewer deaths than 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its eight care homes for older people (528 places) count their residents as Cagnes-sur-Mer’s; allowing for them, deaths were 16% below expected. 6,225 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 6,985: 11% below. Women in Alpes-Maritimes live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
86
GPs in Cagnes-sur-Mer · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Saint Jean
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Jean
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.6%. Among the classé monuments in Cagnes-sur-Mer is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Protection. 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Cagnes-sur-Mer has more crime per resident than 56% of compared French towns
2025 saw 1,301 offenses recorded in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.7 cases of violence against people and 14.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage541
Family violence228
Other physical violence161
Burglary150
Sexual violence78
Vehicle theft74
Theft from vehicles69
Theft without violence515
Fraud506
Drug use208
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,301
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cagnes-sur-Mer
Is Cagnes-sur-Mer safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #28 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 150 burglaries and 541 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Cagnes-sur-Mer good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #42 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. 96% of 534 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Auguste Renoir in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cagnes-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,821/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cagnes-sur-Mer grades D− for cost of living.
About Cagnes-sur-Mer
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of 53,354 people in the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 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
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.
