Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Tour has none. 21% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Tour stand out
The 2 things La Tour does most differently from other towns.
Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Patrick Rouzet · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Tour.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of La Tour, fewer than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns
52.3median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of residents, about level with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 28% of adults. The middle age in La Tour is 52.3.
La TourAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Old homes shape La Tour: 49% were built before 1919, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in La Tour is Église Saint-Martin. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in La Tour run lower than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,330 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 6.5%, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). La Tour has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 9.3% of commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Tour, 0.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Tour is a commune of 540 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
Population
540 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
14 sq mi (36.3 km²)
INSEE code
06144
La Tour’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
