Isola is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 89% of its housing. The median home sells for €4,680/m².
What makes Isola stand out
The 2 things Isola does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Isola.
History
Isola keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Isola is Clocher roman. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Isola are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
31% of adults hold a degree, lower than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%) and near compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Isola is 47.3. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
47.3median age
IsolaAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. 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 & commute
Isola gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns: 48.8% of commuters
4.1% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €25,590 a year per consumption unit, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Isola counts 1.3 jobs (450 jobs, 350 workers).
49%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
On foot46%
Driving44%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Isola, 1.3 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
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
Renting in Isola costs less than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 6% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 309 homes were sold in Isola. That is the middle of 309 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €4,877/m² for the median of compared towns in Alpes-Maritimes.
€4,680/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Isola€4,680/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€4,699/m²
292
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €16.08/m² a month)
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Isola is a commune of 642 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.
