Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 3,212 people live in this town, in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Le Tignet’s strongest is schools — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for jobs & income. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Tignet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Le Tignet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Tignet with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Le Tignet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Tignet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Tignet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,678/m²: 108 houses and apartments sold in Le Tignet between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 92% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,758/m² | 99 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #5 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ArèneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Le Tignet counts 0.4 jobs (500 jobs, 1,350 workers). The median disposable income was €28,980 a year per consumption unit, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120) and above compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 8.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Tignet | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 2.6% of homes were built. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Le Tignet has 2 family doctors. Women in Alpes-Maritimes live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 314 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 276, 12% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
The graded crime recorded most in Le Tignet was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people ran at 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.2 (2023–2025 average). In all, 18 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 33.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Le Tignet. Best known first.
Le Tignet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Tignet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tignet | 3,212 | — | — | D− | — | B− |
| Peymeinade | 8,514 | 1.5 | C+ | D− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne | 4,056 | 2.8 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
| Auribeau-sur-Siagne | 3,401 | 3.7 | C+ | D− | A+ | B− |
| Montauroux Var | 7,183 | 4 | C | D | B− | C |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 3,658 | 4.3 | B | D | A− | C− |
| Grasse | 50,970 | 4.3 | C+ | D | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Tignet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #5 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,678/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Tignet grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Tignet is a commune of 3,212 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.