Antibes and Juan-les-Pins

Antibes at a glance

Antibes is the second most populous commune in the Alpes-Maritimes after Nice, with 77,637 residents in 2023 according to INSEE. It is a working town in January as much as in August. That shapes the property market. Alongside holiday flats there is a large resident population of families, retired people and staff of the technology park, whose southern edge lies inside the commune boundary.

The commune has three faces: the old town inside its sea walls, the resort of Juan-les-Pins on the western bay and the wooded Cap d'Antibes between the two. The Cap has a property market of its own and its own guide: Cap d'Antibes. This page covers the rest of Antibes.

Neighbourhoods

Vieil Antibes and Port Vauban

The old town stands on the site of the Greek settlement of Antipolis, with ramparts along the sea and the small La Gravette beach at their foot. The Château Grimaldi on the ramparts became the Musée Picasso in 1966, twenty years after Picasso used part of it as a studio in the autumn of 1946. On the cours Masséna, a covered hall built in 1928 shelters the Marché provençal, held in the mornings from Tuesday to Sunday, with hours that vary by season.

North of the walls, Port Vauban is one of the largest marinas in Europe, with around 1,500 berths and a quay for the largest yachts below the sixteenth-century Fort Carré. Property here is mostly flats in old stone houses, often without a lift or parking; there are also apartment buildings in the streets behind the port. Buyers trade space for the ability to walk everywhere.

Juan-les-Pins

Juan-les-Pins grew as a resort from the late nineteenth century and still has its own postcode, 06160. Its beaches are sandy and face south. The Pinède Gould, a pine grove above the sea, has hosted the Jazz à Juan festival every July since 1960. Housing is mostly apartments, from flats in older villas to post-war residences, many of them used as second homes or rental flats. The streets are lively in summer and much quieter in winter.

The residential quartiers

Behind the coast, Antibes spreads north and west into residential districts that most visitors never see: Les Combes, Les Bastides, Fontmerle, La Constance, Le Puy, Saint-Jean, La Fontonne, Les Semboules and Les Trois Moulins among them. Here the stock is mostly detached houses and villas in gardens, mixed with small residences. These districts suit families who work at Sophia Antipolis, because they sit between the town centre, the A8 motorway and the technology park. On the eastern shore near the old town, the Salis and Ponteil beaches serve these neighbourhoods.

Property and prices

In the two years from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025, DVF records 3,578 single-flat sales against 405 single-house sales, which shows that Antibes is above all a flat market. The median house sold for €720,000 at €7,060 per m² of built area, while the median flat sold for €252,000 at €5,130 per m². At the top of the market, 133 house sales exceeded €1 million, 55 exceeded €2 million and 10 exceeded €5 million. These commune-wide figures combine modest houses in the northern quartiers with sea-view properties and the Cap, so a median says little about a particular street. Our guide to how a valuation is reached explains how to read them.

Who buys here

Antibes suits buyers who want town life rather than a secluded villa: a market within walking distance, a railway station, restaurants open in winter and a choice of beaches. Families relocating for jobs at Sophia Antipolis often compare the northern quartiers with Biot and Valbonne. Boat owners look at flats near Port Vauban. Buyers wanting a flat to close up between visits are drawn to the old town and Juan-les-Pins, where they should read our guide to holiday letting rules before counting on rental income.

Schools and services

Antibes has several public lycées: Jacques Audiberti, a general and technological lycée on boulevard Wilson; Léonard de Vinci, a lycée polyvalent specialising in arts, design and construction; and the vocational Jacques Dolle. The private Lycée du Mont Saint-Jean is under contract with the state. There is no international school within Antibes itself; the Centre International de Valbonne and the Mougins British International School are both on the Sophia Antipolis campus, about fifteen minutes away by car. Our guide to international schools gives the detail. The town has its own public hospital, the Centre hospitalier d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins.

Getting around

Antibes station is served by regional TER trains on the coastal line from Mandelieu-la-Napoule to Ventimiglia and by TGV services; Juan-les-Pins has a station of its own. By road, Nice Côte d'Azur airport is about 18 km from the town centre, roughly 25 to 30 minutes outside rush hour. Sophia Antipolis is about 15 minutes away. The A8 motorway has a junction at Antibes. Our guide to getting here covers flights.

Homes for sale

The homes we present at any given time appear below. If nothing here matches your brief in Antibes, Agnieszka can search on your behalf under a search mandate. You can also join the off-market register.

Frequently asked questions

Is Antibes lively all year or only in summer?

Antibes is a town of over 77,000 residents, so shops, schools, the market and restaurants work all year. Juan-les-Pins is more seasonal and noticeably quieter in winter.

What does a house cost in Antibes?

According to DVF, the median single-house sale in Antibes between January 2024 and December 2025 was €720,000 at €7,060 per m² of built area. Location, land and sea view move individual prices far from that median in both directions.

Are there houses within walking distance of the old town?

There are some, but most of the central stock is flats. Detached houses with gardens are mainly in the residential quartiers to the north and west, a short drive or bus ride from the centre.

How long does it take to reach Nice airport?

The airport is about 18 km from the town centre by road, roughly 25 to 30 minutes outside rush hour. Trains also link Antibes station to Nice.

Which schools serve English-speaking families?

Antibes has French public and private lycées. International sections and English-language schooling are at the Centre International de Valbonne and the Mougins British International School in Sophia Antipolis, about fifteen minutes away.

Can I let a flat in Antibes to holiday visitors?

Furnished holiday lettings must be declared to the mairie and national rules were tightened by the Le Meur law of November 2024. Check the current local requirements before you buy; our holiday letting guide sets out the framework.

Last updated: 11 October 2026