Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 67 residents in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sauze falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 58% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Sauze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sauze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont de Gueydan sur le Colomp, in Saint-Benoît, 8.2 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sauze 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 Sauze.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.5% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Line up the people of Sauze by age and the one in the middle is 51.8.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sauze | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 15.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (13.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 80% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Sauze.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Sauze. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sauze yet.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sauze is a commune of 67 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
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 4, 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.