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It is a town of 1,798 residents in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Puget-Théniers does especially well on health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is another plus — 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is schools: brevet results at the expected rate. At €1,607/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Alpes d'Azur.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Puget-Théniers 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 Puget-Théniers 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.
Puget-Théniers has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Puget-Théniers does most differently from other towns.
Puget-Théniers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 4 people born in Puget-Théniers before 1900, the earliest Jean-Pierre Papon, in 1734.
Puget-Théniers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puget-Théniers.
At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Puget-Théniers went to work by public transport. 9.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Puget-Théniers records 79 deaths per 100 expected, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and compared French towns (88) alike. 337 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 234: 44% above. 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.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| 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
27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Puget-Théniers has a median age of 48 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Puget-Théniers | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Puget-Théniers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
73 sales of houses and apartments in Puget-Théniers, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,607/m². Of the homes sold, 33% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €1,378/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5 notable people were born in Puget-Théniers.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puget-Théniers is a commune of 1,798 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-Théniers | 1,798 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 18 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Puget-Théniers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.5 recorded violent incidents and 13.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,607/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Puget-Théniers grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.