Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has 5,170,312 residents in 6 départements and 946 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €2,260/m² in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to €4,730/m² in Alpes-Maritimes.

Region · 6 départements · 946 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

5,170,312residents2022 census

55%of households own their homemain home

40%housesof all homes

18%second homesof all homes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 946 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 6 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,114,579	163	€4,730/m²	–	55%	13%	11.3%	25%
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	167,179	198	€2,260/m²	–	60%	13%	11.8%	31%
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2,069,811	119	€3,560/m²	–	51%	10%	12.0%	5%
Hautes-Alpes (05)	141,677	162	€2,690/m²	–	62%	12%	9.1%	45%
Var (83)	1,108,364	153	€3,930/m²	–	59%	13%	12.1%	24%
Vaucluse (84)	568,702	151	€2,640/m²	–	56%	11%	13.9%	9%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

5,170,312 residents and 2,419,243 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

16%

aged 15–29

30%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

22%

of households are couples with children

11%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

3,217,182 homes, 75% of them main residences, with 3.5 rooms on average.

40%

of homes are houses

55%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

18%

second homes

empty homes

82%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19199%

1919–19458%

1946–197024%

1971–199031%

1991–200515%

2006–201914%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

12.0%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

34%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

30%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes Var Vaucluse