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CoarazeAlpes-Maritimes

Population 827: a town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Population

827

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.76

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,750

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Coaraze a good place to live?

Coaraze is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 19% of its housing.

What makes Coaraze stand out

The one thing Coaraze does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coaraze’s story

Coaraze in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coaraze counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alexandre Mari, born in 1877, is the one person born in Coaraze before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2001First protected: Chapelle Saint-Sébastien
2018Most recently protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coaraze counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 18th c.

Chapelle Saint-SébastienChapel · 16th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Sébastien: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coaraze.

History

Old homes shape Coaraze: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Coaraze is Chapelle Saint-Sébastien. On the Culture ministry’s list, Coaraze counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

2001

first monument protected

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Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Coaraze?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

47.5median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree. Typical age in Coaraze: 47.5, the median.

CoarazeAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Alpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coaraze
	Coaraze	Alpes-Maritimes median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	8.9%	9.1%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	28%	26%
65+	23%	24%	22%
No diploma	15%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	21%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	34%	36%	30%

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Ages47.5 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Coaraze?”

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

Work & commute

Only 5.2% of commuters in Coaraze go to work without a car, fewer than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

50 jobs are based in Coaraze, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,750 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Coaraze went to work by public transport.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Motorbike or scooter6%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Coaraze, 0.2 per working resident

9.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,750

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€26,750 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Coaraze is €13.76/m² a month, against €18.66/m² in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€13.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 72% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Coaraze: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coaraze€13.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²

€13.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.24 to €16.85/m² a month)

€18.70/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€13.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coaraze

12pages on Coaraze

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing29 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Coaraze

One notable person was born in Coaraze.

Their page →

Alexandre MariFrench politician (1877-1932)

About Coaraze

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

Coaraze is a commune of 827 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons. 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: 827 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons
Département: Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area: 6.6 sq mi (17 km²)
INSEE code: 06043

Coaraze’s 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 →

LevensL'EscarèneContesTourrette-LevensSaint-Martin-du-VarDrapCoaraze

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Coaraze	827	—	—	—	—	—
Levens	5,377	3.2	B⁺	D⁻	A	A⁻
L'Escarène	2,585	3.7	—	C	—	B⁻
Contes	7,897	4	B	D	B⁺	C
Tourrette-Levens	4,624	5.1	—	D⁻	—	B⁻
Saint-Martin-du-Var	3,431	5.8	B	D⁻	B⁺	B⁺
Drap	5,484	7.2	B⁻	D⁻	B⁺	B⁺

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

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 4, 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.