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A town of 254 in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Penne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 38% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Penne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Penne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Entrevignes, in Sigale, 3.6 mi away.
26% 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 La Penne.
Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 27% of residents have reached 65. Residents of La Penne have a median age of 54.8.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Penne | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate here is 6.5%. 50 jobs are based in La Penne, for 100 working residents (0.6 per worker).
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.
House rents are put at about €9.46/m² a month. Sales in La Penne from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments. Of the homes sold, 90% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Penne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Penne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Penne | 254 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 14 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Levens | 5,377 | 15 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Tourrettes-sur-Loup | 4,165 | 15 | C+ | D | A | B− |
| Le Bar-sur-Loup | 2,974 | 16 | — | D | — | C |
| Carros | 13,803 | 16 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Saint-Jeannet | 4,453 | 16 | — | D− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Penne is a commune of 254 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes 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 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.