A town of contrasts. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.9% unemployment. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #39 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. On that grade it does better than 22% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Vallauris 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 Vallauris.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Vallauris sell for €4,500/m² at the median, against €4,877/m² in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €6,120/m² in Vallauris, apartments for €4,223/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.15/m² a month, near Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€18.66/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €20.60/m² a month.
€4,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vallauris€4,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€4,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,120/m²
330
Apartments
€4,223/m²
1,591
€18.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.32 to €23.02/m² a month)
10.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Vallauris than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: 26% of adults
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Ages in Vallauris split evenly at 47.9: half are older, half younger.
47.9median age
VallaurisAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
Safety
Per resident, Vallauris sees more crime than 66% of compared French towns
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.3. Police and gendarmerie recorded 712 offenses in Vallauris in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage262
Family violence140
Burglary93
Other physical violence76
Vehicle theft63
Theft from vehicles49
Sexual violence29
Drug use216
Theft without violence212
Fraud177
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.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
712
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Vallauris has 5 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vallauris is Château, actuellement Musée Picasso. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The town has 1.7 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (2.3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 384 candidates at 3 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #22 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Vallauris run lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its five care homes for older people (540 places) count their residents as Vallauris’; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. 3,599 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, close to the 3,602 that France’s rates at each age predict. 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. There are 29 general practitioners locally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
29
GPs in Vallauris · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Cannes Simone Veil
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cannes Simone Veil
86.5 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-Maritimes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vallauris
Is Vallauris safe?
It grades C for safety, #33 of 43 in Alpes-Maritimes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 93 burglaries and 262 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vallauris good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #22 of 46 in Alpes-Maritimes. 96% of 172 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Léonard de Vinci in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vallauris expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vallauris grades D− for cost of living.
About Vallauris
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vallauris is a commune of 29,259 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Sophia Antipolis. 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.
