Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 132 residents, it is a town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Ilonse is too small for the grades other French towns get. 56% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.
The 2 things Ilonse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ilonse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale, ancienne église collégiale Sainte-Marie, in Clans, 3.1 mi away.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ilonse.
Those 65 and older account for a third of residents. Children under 15 make up 10%, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ilonse | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.1% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
17.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 80% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Ilonse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ilonse. Best known first.
Nothing in Ilonse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ilonse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilonse | 132 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levens | 5,377 | 14 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 15 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ilonse is a commune of 132 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) · 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.