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With 116 residents, it is a town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Puget-Rostang out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a third of homes.
The one thing Puget-Rostang does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puget-Rostang as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, actuellement église paroissiale, in Entrevaux, 5.2 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Puget-Rostang is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puget-Rostang.
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.3% of the town. Half the people of Puget-Rostang are older than 52.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Puget-Rostang | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.2%, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. General-bac pupils go 14.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Auguste BlanquiNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 81%±0 pts |
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 €9.90/m² a month. Puget-Rostang recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Puget-Rostang. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puget-Rostang yet.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puget-Rostang is a commune of 116 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-Rostang | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 18 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.