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Le MasAlpes-Maritimes

The town has 97 residents and lies in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Le Mas a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Le Mas is too small for the grades other French towns get. 52% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.

What makes Le Mas stand out

The 2 things Le Mas does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
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Église · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Mas’ story

Le Mas in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Mas; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mas.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Le Mas than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 9% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up 3% of the town, below both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a third of the population. 20% of adults hold a degree.

60.5median age
Le MasAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 69 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Mas
Le MasAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Under 159%16%17%
15–243%9.1%11%
25–4411%22%23%
45–6444%28%26%
65+33%24%22%
No diploma22%17%19%
CAP or BEP35%21%26%
Baccalauréat15%20%18%
Higher education20%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Le Mas keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 14% 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 Le Mas; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1937
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Le Mas has higher unemployment than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 18.2%

7.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Le Mas holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 1.5 jobs each.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Motorbike or scooter7%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Le Mas, 1.5 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Le Mas costs an estimated advertised €13.28/m² a month, against €18.66/m² in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses were 90% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Le Mas.

€13.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Mas€13.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€13.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.63 to €16.59/m² a month)
€18.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien and 3 more in and around Le Mas

Heritage and family days out in and near Le Mas. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Mas

12pages on Le Mas

Landmarks

Le Mas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Le Mas

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mas yet.

How we find them →

Le Mas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Alpes-Maritimes →
Saint-Vallier-de-ThieyLe Bar-sur-LoupSaint-Cézaire-sur-SiagneTourrettes-sur-LoupChâteauneuf-GrasseGrasseSaint-Vallier-de-ThieyLe Bar-sur-LoupSaint-Cézaire-sur-SiagneTourrettes-sur-LoupChâteauneuf-GrasseGrasseLe Mas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Mas97—————
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey3,6589.7BDA−C−
Le Bar-sur-Loup2,97412—D—C
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne4,05613B+DA−A−
Tourrettes-sur-Loup4,16513C+DAB−
Châteauneuf-Grasse3,81513AD−AA+
Grasse50,97014C+DB−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Mas

Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Le Mas is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse. 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
97 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
12.5 sq mi (32.3 km²)
INSEE code
06081

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.