At under 1,000 residents, Castellar is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. Homes go for a median €3,804/m².
What makes Castellar stand out
The 2 things Castellar does most differently from other towns.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Castellar are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, about level with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%) and above compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the median resident of Castellar is 48.4 years old.
48.4median age
CastellarAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Castellar has lower unemployment than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
At the census, 8.6% 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%). Castellar holds 100 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €28,450 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
Motorbike or scooter18%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Castellar, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Castellar, 87.4% passed the bac, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Castellar 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 accounted for just over half of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Castellar: 43 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,804/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Castellar€3,804/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
€12.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €15.43/m² a month)
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Castellar
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Castellar is a commune of 996 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
996 (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.
