Property in Roquefort-les-Pins: Prices, sectors and daily life

The name Roquefort-les-Pins comes from the Latin "roca fortis", the strong rock, a nod to the local geology. Roman and Gallo-Roman remains have been found in the Castellas quarter, and the ruins of the old château and the Grotte de la Chèvre d’Or, with its local legend, recall the commune’s long past.

In the 11th century the fief passed from the lords of Antibes to Lérins Abbey, and in 1241 the abbot sold the lordship to the people of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The turning point came in 1547, when Saint-Paul divided the land into 400 lots, drawn by lottery among 400 people. Their settlement grew into Roquefort-les-Pins, which later separated from Saint-Paul to become a commune in its own right.

Today Roquefort-les-Pins has 7,292 residents (INSEE, 2023), and its pine forests, large plots and family community define it. It sits at roughly the same distance from Nice, Antibes and Cannes (about 25 minutes each), a good base if you want the Côte d’Azur with room to breathe. More and more international families, many moving for jobs at Sophia Antipolis, have made the village cosmopolitan while it keeps its Provençal character.