Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
4,453 people call this town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur home.
Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools fall short (C+): bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Jeannet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Jeannet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jeannet 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.
Saint-Jeannet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jeannet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, in Vence, 2.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jeannet. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de la Gaudein town
MuseumChapelle du Rosaire de Vence3.7 km southwest, in Vence
MuseumChâteau de Villeneuve4 km southwest, in VenceAttractionAttractionÉpave de l'avion F-GAYCin townCathedralCathedralCathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Vence4 km southwest, in VenceFortFortRemparts de Vence4.1 km southwest, in VencePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jeannet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.85/m² a month, close to Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 119 homes in Saint-Jeannet. The sales split: 78% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,818/m² | 93 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
453 deaths in Saint-Jeannet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 507: 11% below. 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. The town has 5 family doctors.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #38 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. The brevet pass rate near Saint-Jeannet is 89.1%, in line with Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (89.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les BaousNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 181 | 96%+1 pt |
| Lycée Henri MatisseNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 343 | 96%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, near Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population. Saint-Jeannet has a median age of 47.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jeannet | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 8.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Jeannet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Jeannet.
Frédéric Euzière: Maurice Dulac, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jeannet | 4,453 | — | — | D− | — | A |
| Gattières | 4,358 | 1.7 | B− | D− | B+ | C+ |
| La Gaude | 7,265 | 1.8 | B+ | D− | A+ | A |
| Vence | 19,917 | 2.6 | B− | D− | A− | B |
| Carros | 13,803 | 3 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Colomars | 3,409 | 3.7 | — | D− | — | A |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vence | 3,203 | 4.1 | C+ | D− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jeannet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6 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 36% of compared French towns and #38 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jeannet grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Jeannet is a commune of 4,453 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
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.
