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EntraunesAlpes-Maritimes

Population 124: a town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Entraunes a good place to live?

Entraunes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 53% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Entraunes stand out

The 2 things Entraunes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Entraunes’ story

Entraunes in pictures

Entraunes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1947First protected: Chapelle Saint-Sébastien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Entraunes.

Who lives here

An older town: 35% of people in Entraunes are 65 or over, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns

48% of adults hold a degree, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.6% of residents. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.

55median age
EntraunesAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education48%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Entraunes
EntraunesAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–245.6%9.1%11%
25–4416%22%23%
45–6423%28%26%
65+35%24%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP17%21%26%
Baccalauréat13%20%18%
Higher education48%36%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Entraunes: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Entraunes is Chapelle Saint-Sébastien. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1947
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

57.1% of commuters in Entraunes go to work without a car, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns

For its 50 residents in work, Entraunes has 50 jobs: 0.8 each. Unemployment stands at 4.9%. At the census, 9.5% of working residents in Entraunes didn’t travel to work at all.

57%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

On foot45%
Driving33%
Bicycle7%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Entraunes, 0.8 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Entraunes than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: €11.63/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.90/m² a month. 11 houses and apartments changed hands in Entraunes from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 64% houses, the rest apartments.

€11.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Entraunes€11.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €16.08/m² a month)
€9.90/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 Entraunes

11pages on Entraunes

Landmarks

Entraunes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Entraunes

One notable person was born in Entraunes.

Their page →

Entraunes’ 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 →
BarcelonnetteBarcelonnetteEntraunes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Entraunes124—————
Barcelonnette Alpes-de-Haute-Provence2,51814CCC−B

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

About Entraunes

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

Entraunes is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes 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

Population
124 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Alpes d'Azur
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
30.9 sq mi (80 km²)
INSEE code
06056

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.