Levens does the important things well, at a cost. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a B+ overall, Levens sits #8 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. On that grade it does better than 69% of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The catch is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Levens 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Levens.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Levens costs an estimated advertised €15.35/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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,860/m², between Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€4,877/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Levens, houses go for €4,032/m² and apartments for €3,118/m². The market locally: 177 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,860/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Levens€3,860/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,032/m²
135
Apartments
€3,118/m²
42
€15.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.53 to €18.79/m² a month)
10.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Levens than in 92% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Levens came to 58 in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Family violence16
Other physical violence8
Burglary8
Fraud23
Theft without violence14
Drug use9
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.7% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Levens run below what its ages would predict: 77 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Levens is Clinique Saint George, 8.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 527 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 473, 10% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Alpes-Maritimes is 86.5 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 5 GPs practise in the town.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Levens · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint George
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Nice Hopital de L Archet
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Levens is Ancienne abbaye de la Madone-des-Prés. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 18% of Levens, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. At 44.5, the median resident of Levens sits in the middle of the age range.
44.5median age
LevensAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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 & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Levens are out of work than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
Households’ median disposable income: €28,950 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Levens counts 0.3 jobs (750 jobs, 2,400 workers). At the census, 10.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Levens, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Levens
Is Levens safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Levens good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #28 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Levens expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Levens grades D− for cost of living.
About Levens
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Levens is a commune of 5,377 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.
