Fontan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 46% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Fontan stand out
The 2 things Fontan does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontan.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Fontan: 35% are 65 or over, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 9.3%, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
56.5median age
FontanAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Fontan run lower than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns: a median €22,330 a year per consumption unit
27.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 5.4%. For its 100 residents in work, Fontan has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport17%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Fontan, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,330
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
The estimated advertised rent in Fontan is €12.19/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.
House rents are put at about €19.11/m² a month. Sales in Fontan from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments. Of the homes sold, 25% were houses.
€12.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Fontan€12.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€12.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €15.43/m² a month)
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontan
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fontan is a commune of 307 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française. 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
307 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
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.
