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The town, home to 2,185 people, lies in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 17.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €6,230/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Falicon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Falicon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Falicon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Falicon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Falicon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Falicon. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Matisse3.7 km south, in Nice
MuseumMusée Marc-Chagall4.8 km south, in Nice
Monastery or conventMonastère de Cimiez3.7 km south, in Nice
MuseumMusée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez3.7 km south, in Nice
MuseumMusée Prieuré du Vieux-Logis3.7 km south, in NiceAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pons de Nice3.3 km south, in NicePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Falicon.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €18.70/m² a month. 44 houses and apartments changed hands in Falicon from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 75% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,440/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Alpes-Maritimes: 86.5 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Falicon’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 346 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 342, 1% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 7.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 28% of the population. Children are 16% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Falicon | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Falicon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 92% passed the bac pro, of 189 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. Near Falicon, 93.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Henri FabreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 111 | 86%+2 pts |
| Lycée général privé Saint-Barthélémy PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 88 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Maurice JaubertBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 149 | 74%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Falicon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Falicon yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falicon | 2,185 | — | — | D− | — | C− |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 5,896 | 1.3 | B | D− | A− | B+ |
| Colomars | 3,409 | 2.3 | — | D− | — | A |
| La Trinité | 10,602 | 2.6 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| Tourrette-Levens | 4,624 | 2.6 | — | D− | — | B− |
| Drap | 5,484 | 3 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Nice | 357,737 | 3.2 | D | D− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Falicon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 88 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Saint-Barthélémy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Falicon grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Falicon is a commune of 2,185 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.