Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 4,358 residents.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. At B− overall, Gattières is better than 50% of compared French towns and ranks #21 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy does well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment. It is strong on safety as well: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, C+ for health and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gattières 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Gattières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gattières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, in Vence, 4 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gattières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gattières.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Gattières goes for €4,660/m², an apartment for €3,635/m². The estimated advertised rent is €19.15/m² a month, about level with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 72% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,660/m² | 77 |
| Apartments | €3,635/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
84 offenses were reported in Gattières during 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.7% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The unemployment rate here is 6.6%. Bus, tram or train carried 3.0% of working residents in Gattières to work at the census. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Gattières didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
36% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%). Half of Gattières is older than 46.5, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gattières | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Alpes-Maritimes: 86.5 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 506 residents of Gattières died, against 461 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. 2 GPs practise here.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.1 mi away. Its schools’ results rank #32 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 81%−5 pts |
| Collège Les BaousBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 181 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Gattières. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau de Carros3.6 km north, in Carros
ChâteauChâteau de Crémat4.8 km southeast, in Nice
ChâteauChâteau de la Gaude2.1 km southwest, in Saint-JeannetArt galleryArt galleryElizabeth Foyé3.6 km north, in CarrosAttractionAttractionÉpave de l'avion F-GAYC4.8 km northwest, in Saint-JeannetPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gattières yet.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gattières is a commune of 4,358 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gattières | 4,358 | — | B− | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Carros | 13,803 | 1.3 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Saint-Jeannet | 4,453 | 1.7 | — | D− | — | A |
| Colomars | 3,409 | 2.2 | — | D− | — | A |
| La Gaude | 7,265 | 3 | B+ | D− | A+ | A |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 4 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Vence | 19,917 | 4.2 | B− | D− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #19 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #32 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gattières grades D− for cost of living.
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 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.