Lucéram’s best grade is for schools: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is its weak spot: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,957/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Lucéram has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lucéram 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Lucéram than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
21% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, higher than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
50.5median age
LucéramAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
HealthHealth C+
Lucéram sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Lucéram can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Lucéram is Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton, 10.2 mi away. 108 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 118: 8% below. At birth, a girl in Alpes-Maritimes can expect 86.5 years and a boy 81.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Lucéram · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton
14.4 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
Lucéram is rich in protected monuments: 49 per 10,000 residents, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 4 of the 6, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Lucéram is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Coeur. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. This Alpes-Maritimes town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Lucéram costs an estimated advertised €13.69/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.
The sales split: 37% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €19.11/m² a month. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Lucéram from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €4,877/m² for the median of compared towns in Alpes-Maritimes.
€1,957/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lucéram€1,957/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€1,763/m²
44
€13.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.16 to €16.77/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Lucéram come to a median €24,940 a year per consumption unit, against €28,120 in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
The jobless rate is 7.6%. 3.1% of Lucéram’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport7%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lucéram, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lucéram
Is Lucéram safe?
Lucéram has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Lucéram good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lucéram expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,957/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lucéram grades C+ for cost of living.
About Lucéram
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lucéram is a commune of 1,234 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons. 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.
