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Grasse
Large city · 06130 · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
👥 Population
50 970
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 087 €
📈 -21% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 11.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Grasse — Score 60/100.
60
💰 Yield44
🌳 Quality of life86
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability17
🛡️ Safety58
⚡ Energy rating65
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 647 Transactions · Grasse
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 087 €
🏡 House /m²
4 963 €
📋 Transactions
647
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | 4 829 € | 7 166 € | 7206 | 357 737 |
| Antibes | 5 179 € | 7 571 € | 2215 | 77 637 |
| Cannes | 5 882 € | 8 500 € | 2534 | 74 350 |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer | 4 753 € | 6 242 € | 986 | 53 354 |
| Grasse | 3 087 € | 4 963 € | 899 | 50 970 |
| Le Cannet | 3 817 € | 5 670 € | 929 | 41 938 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
16.19 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.3 %
⏳ Payback period
15.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
79.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
11.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.9 %
🏢 Apartments
64.3 %
35.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
3 351
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
30.960 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
34.210 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.200 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
18.730 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
14.70 %
🏢 CFE
29.22 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
50 970
2023
📐 Area
44.23 km²
1152 inh/km²
💶 Median income
23 380 €
📊 Median age
42.5 yrs
33.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
12.8 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
15.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
15 349
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 453
+12.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 289
💼 Economic density
301
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Grasse
À 0.97 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Cannes - Antibes
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Pays de Grasse
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
5
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE FENELON | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE AMIRAL DE GRASSE | public | 93.0 % | — | -3.0 |
| LYCEE ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE | public | 92.0 % | — | -3.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
89.0 %
Average pass rate · 6 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE FENELON | privé sous contrat | 137.2 |
| COLLEGE CANTEPERDRIX | public | 116.4 |
| COLLEGE LES JASMINS SAINTE MARGUERITE | public | 94.2 |
| COLLEGE SAINT HILAIRE | public | 90.8 |
| COLLEGE CARNOT | public | 88.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
17
🔬 Laboratories
8
🏥 Établissements de santé
96
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
8
💊 Pharmacies
17
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1554
📋 Commerce
343
📋 Enseignement
53
🏥 Sante
554
🚆 Transport
89
⚽ Sport
83
🎭 Culture
25
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Communauté d'agglomération - Pays de Grasse, Brigade de gendarmerie motorisée - Grasse, Service des impôts des entreprises (SIE) - Grasse |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage de stupéfiants | 501 | 9.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 475 | 9.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 394 | 7.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 348 | 6.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 345 | 6.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 214 | 4.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 205 | 4.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 87 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 81 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 59 | 1.20 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -45 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 53 | 2.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 35 | 0.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -87 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 27 | 0.50 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 13 | 0.30 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
281 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.7 %
B
2.1 %
C
20.6 %
20.6 %
D
40.9 %
40.9 %
E
24.6 %
24.6 %
F
10.3 %
10.3 %
G
0.7 %
11.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 26 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 2e moitié 18e siècle |
| église | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| hôtel | 4e quart 17e siècle;3e quart 18e siècle;2e quart 1 |
| maison | 2e moitié 17e siècle;4e quart 18e siècle |
| parfumerie | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 2e moitié 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle |
| demeure | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| hôtel | 2e moitié 17e siècle;1ère moitié 18e siècle |
| église | — |
| porte de ville | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 14 risks identified
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet thermique
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 51 611 analyses · SUEZ EAU FRANCE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
51 611
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
74
⚡ Charge points
236
🚀 Incl. fast charging
11
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-Grasse | 3.5 km | 32/100 | 3 815 |
| Mouans-Sartoux | 4.8 km | 48/100 | 11 015 |
| Auribeau-sur-Siagne | 5.5 km | 41/100 | 3 401 |
| Le Bar-sur-Loup | 5.4 km | 56/100 | 2 974 |
| Cabris | 4.8 km | 28/100 | 1 450 |
| Peymeinade | 5.4 km | 48/100 | 8 514 |
| Pégomas | 7.6 km | 39/100 | 8 240 |
| La Roquette-sur-Siagne | 7.9 km | 40/100 | 5 669 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Grasse
What is the price per m² in Grasse? ▶
The median price per m² in Grasse is 3 087 €.
What is the rental yield in Grasse? ▶
The gross rental yield in Grasse is 6.3%.
Is Grasse a good real estate investment? ▶
Grasse has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Grasse? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Grasse is D.
What are the natural risks in Grasse? ▶
14 risks are identified in Grasse: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Effet thermique.