Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clans.
History
Clans keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
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3 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Clans is Église paroissiale, ancienne église collégiale Sainte-Marie. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Clans run lower than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns: a median €24,450 a year per consumption unit
Clans has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Clans didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Clans, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,450
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
Housing
Renting in Clans costs less than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.75/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.46/m² a month. The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Clans.
€11.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Clans€11.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.59 to €14.40/m² a month)
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Clans
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Clans is a commune of 703 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.