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CipièresAlpes-Maritimes

Some 393 people live in this town, in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Cipières a good place to live?

Cipières has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 32% of homes.

What makes Cipières stand out

The one thing Cipières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Claude
Chapelle Saint-Claude · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cipières’ story

Cipières in pictures

Cipières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1979First protected: Chapelle Saint-Claude
  • 1989Most recently protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Mayeul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cipières.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cipières than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 31% of adults.

48.3median age
CipièresAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cipières
CipièresAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–247.8%9.1%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6438%28%26%
65+18%24%22%
No diploma12%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%21%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education31%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Cipières keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Cipières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Cipières walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,380 a year per consumption unit. Cipières has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. No commute at all: 5.7% of working residents in the town at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cipières, 0.3 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cipières costs an estimated advertised €14.95/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.

Among the homes sold, 75% were houses. Cipières recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€14.95/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cipières€14.95/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€14.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.39 to €19.64/m² a month)
€13.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cipières

12pages on Cipières

Landmarks

Cipières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Mayeul: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Claude: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cipières

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cipières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Cipières’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Alpes-Maritimes →
Le Bar-sur-LoupTourrettes-sur-LoupLe RouretSaint-Vallier-de-ThieyChâteauneuf-GrasseOpioLe Bar-sur-LoupTourrettes-sur-LoupLe RouretSaint-Vallier-de-ThieyChâteauneuf-GrasseOpioCipières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cipières393—————
Le Bar-sur-Loup2,9746—D—C
Tourrettes-sur-Loup4,1656.6C+DAB−
Le Rouret4,2097.8—D−—A−
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey3,6587.9BDA−C−
Châteauneuf-Grasse3,8158AD−AA+
Opio2,5278.6—D−—A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cipières

Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cipières is a commune of 393 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

Population
393 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
14.8 sq mi (38.3 km²)
INSEE code
06041

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 9, 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.