Roquebillière’s strongest is walkability (A−): 76% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,484/m², so 70 m² costs 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Schools lag: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · 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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Roquebillière 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 Roquebillière 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 Roquebillière.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Roquebillière: 35% are 65 or over, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 21% of adults hold a degree.
54.6median age
RoquebillièreAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Roquebillière is 19.3 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Roquebillière records 102 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (84) and compared French towns (88). There are 6 general practitioners here. 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. From 2016 to 2025, 483 residents of Roquebillière died, against 337 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Roquebillière · 6.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton
22.4 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Roquebillière run lower than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,870 a year per consumption unit
Roquebillière has 650 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.9 per worker. 7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.6% of working residents in Roquebillière to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
650
jobs based in Roquebillière, 0.9 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The estimated advertised rent in Roquebillière is €12.79/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 median price, €2,484/m², comes from 64 sales of houses and apartments in Roquebillière from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 39% were houses.
€2,484/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roquebillière€2,484/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€2,232/m²
39
€12.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €17.66/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Roquebillière: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Roquebillière is Église Saint-Michel-de-Gast, anciennement dite église des Templiers.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roquebillière
Is Roquebillière safe?
Roquebillière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 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 Roquebillière good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roquebillière expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,484/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Roquebillière grades C for cost of living.
About Roquebillière
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquebillière is a commune of 1,818 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
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.
