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A town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, home to 109 people.
There are no grades for Marie: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up two fifths of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 2 things Marie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale, ancienne église collégiale Sainte-Marie, in Clans, 2.6 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marie.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, lower than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Marie split evenly at 56.8: half are older, half younger.
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Marie | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 7.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 22 candidates. The closest collège is 8.7 mi off. At the lycées within 5 km of Marie, 93.7% passed the bac, in line with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée de la MontagneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 78 | 97%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.46/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Marie from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Marie. Best known first.
Nothing in Marie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Marie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levens | 5,377 | 14 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 15 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| L'Escarène | 2,585 | 18 | — | C | — | B− |
| Carros | 13,803 | 18 | C | D− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Marie is a commune of 109 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
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.