Strong in places, weak in others. The local economy does well (A): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on safety (C+): an average of 7.5 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #20 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Mougins 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 Mougins.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Mougins cost more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,492/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Mougins: €7,222/m² for houses, €4,749/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €18.89/m² a month, near Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €22.44/m² a month.
€5,492/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mougins€5,492/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,222/m²
451
Apartments
€4,749/m²
468
€18.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.76 to €22.64/m² a month)
15
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cannes Pays de Lérins
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Mougins’ ages would predict, 77 per 100 expected, under Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Mougins has 21 family doctors. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,209 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,108, 5% fewer.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Mougins · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Cannes Simone Veil
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cannes Simone Veil
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mougins has more crime per resident than 61% of compared French towns
Mougins has 10,800 jobs for 8,850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Its tally for 2025: 429 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage123
Family violence73
Theft from vehicles66
Burglary54
Other physical violence43
Vehicle theft39
Sexual violence31
Drug use393
Fraud129
Theft without violence126
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
429
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 3.5% of homes were built. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Mougins than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults
8.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Mougins is older than 46.1, half younger. Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents.
46.1median age
MouginsAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Mougins run higher than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: a median €30,470 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
10,800
jobs based in Mougins, 1.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Mougins
Is Mougins safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #30 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 123 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mougins good?
They grade B−, better than 55% of compared French towns and #23 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. 94% of 392 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Carnot in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mougins expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mougins grades D− for cost of living.
About Mougins
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mougins is a commune of 19,782 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cannes Pays de Lérins. 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.
