Gilette’s best grade is for health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Gilette 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.
Each subject compares Gilette 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gilette.
HousingCost of living D
The median home in Gilette sells for €3,524/m², against €4,877/m² in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.35/m² a month, lower than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 69% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold in Gilette.
€3,524/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gilette€3,524/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,864/m²
37
€13.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.80 to €16.49/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Gilette run lower than in 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Gilette’s deaths ran at 82 per 100 expected, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). 96 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 117: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Gilette is Clinique Saint George, 9.4 mi away. This Alpes-Maritimes town has 2 family doctors.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Gilette · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint George
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Nice Hopital de L Archet
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Students and young workers shape Gilette: 12% are 15 to 24, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
43median age
GiletteAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Gilette has lower unemployment than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €28,140 a year per consumption unit, near Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 800 residents in work, Gilette has 300 jobs: 0.4 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Gilette, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Gilette keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Gilette; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Gilette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.9 violent offenses and 9.2 graded property crimes a year. 2025 saw 13 offenses recorded in Gilette. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Fraud9
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
51.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary 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, 51.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Gilette and 3 more in and around Gilette
Heritage and museums in and near Gilette. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gilette
Is Gilette safe?
Gilette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Gilette good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gilette expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gilette grades D for cost of living.
About Gilette
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gilette is a commune of 1,627 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
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.
