Roquebrune-Cap-Martin’s grades pull in different directions. The weak point is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 16.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Taken together, its subjects give Roquebrune-Cap-Martin a C− overall, better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #38 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 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.
Grotte du Vallonet · Classé · Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin’s story
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 8.3 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 82% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 10 historic monuments in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
Tombeau romain: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain · Edifice romain: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: €24.59/m² a month
€6,308/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €6,308/m², above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€4,877/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin sell for €10,787/m² and apartments for €6,154/m². The market in the town: 1,388 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin€6,308/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€10,787/m²
144
Apartments
€6,154/m²
1,244
€24.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.70 to €34.16/m² a month)
16.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 28.8% of commuters
29%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: 2,100, for 5,200 residents in work (0.4 each). Median disposable income is €28,870 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving42%
Motorbike or scooter26%
Public transport21%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
2,100
jobs based in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, 0.4 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin sees fewer deaths than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,555 deaths in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,173, 25% fewer. The town has 10 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier la Palmosa de Menton
12.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Santa Maria
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
10 historic monuments in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, the oldest from prehistory
10historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Per 10,000 residents, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin counts 8.3 protected monuments. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in the town is Grotte du Vallonet.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #44 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. The bac pass rate near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is 87.4%, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin sees more crime per resident than 76% of compared French towns
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
More of the graded crimes in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin were criminal damage than anything else (2025). 395 offenses were reported in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.9 cases of violence against people and 21.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage174
Vehicle theft73
Family violence45
Burglary41
Other physical violence36
Sexual violence14
Theft from vehicles12
Theft without violence110
Fraud65
Drug use61
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
395
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
50.1median age
28% of residents are 65 or over, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8% of the town. The middle age in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is 50.1.
Roquebrune-Cap-MartinAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 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.
Gilles Panizzi: Animrallye, Public domain · Max Guazzini: Nicolas Richoffer, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune of 12,037 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française. 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
Population
12,037 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
06104
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Is Roquebrune-Cap-Martin safe?
It grades C− for safety, #35 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 174 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #44 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. The lycée stands out: 100% of 159 candidates passed the bac at Lycée - Institution Saint-Joseph de Carnolès in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roquebrune-Cap-Martin expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roquebrune-Cap-Martin grades D− for cost of living.
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.
