Live-In Nanny · French Riviera
Live-In Nannies on the French Riviera
Villa households from Cap-Ferrat to Saint-Tropez run on a different rhythm — long summers, second residences, gardens that end at the sea. We place live-in nannies who already know it, from our own base in Nice.
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A live-in nanny on the French Riviera earns €3,000–€4,500+ net per month, lives in the family villa and is declared through URSSAF under France's national collective agreement for household employees — paid leave, notice periods and overtime all defined by law. Lumière, a founder-led agency based in Nice, vets, trains and places live-in nannies across Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu, Villefranche, Cap d'Antibes, Mougins and Saint-Tropez.
Villa Households Are Their Own World
This is our home ground — Lumière is based in Nice, and the founder still nannies on this coast. Riviera live-in placements rarely resemble city ones: the household is a villa in Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu or Mougins rather than an apartment, the property often has grounds, a pool and other staff, and for many families it is a second residence, lived in hardest from May to September. The right nanny for this life is a specific kind of professional, and we know the difference on sight.
Staff Quarters, Not Spare Rooms
Most villas between Villefranche and Cap d'Antibes were built with staff in mind: a self-contained studio over the garage, an annexe in the garden, a lower floor with its own entrance. It makes the living-in part of live-in far easier than in a city apartment — the nanny has genuine privacy at the end of her day, and the family keeps theirs. Where the household also runs housekeepers or a chef, we place nannies who understand how a staffed house works and where the childcare role begins and ends.
One thing is close to non-negotiable on this coast: a driving licence. Schools, activities, beaches and paediatricians are spread along thirty kilometres of corniche, and the nanny will drive them daily.
The Riviera Rhythm
- Second-residence families: full households from May to September, quieter winters — contracts written to match
- Year-round families in Nice (Mont Boron, Cimiez), Cannes and Mougins, with international-school runs
- Summer weeks in Saint-Tropez or on the water; the nanny travels with the family
- Ten to twelve-hour days, five days a week, two protected days off
- Water confidence and pool safety treated as core skills, not extras
- Day rates of €180–€300+ for short seasonal engagements and trials
What a Live-In Nanny Costs on the Riviera
A live-in nanny on the French Riviera typically earns €3,000 to €4,500+ net per month, with accommodation and board provided in kind and employer contributions declared through URSSAF. France's national collective agreement for household employees sets the legal floor: paid leave, notice periods and overtime are defined, not negotiable afterthoughts.
| Component | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live-in nanny salary | €3,000 – €4,500+ / month net | Senior career nannies; languages, qualifications and travel set the level |
| Day rates, short engagements | €180 – €300+ / day | Seasonal cover, trials and holiday weeks |
| Employer contributions | In addition to salary | Declared through URSSAF; the collective agreement for household employees applies |
| Accommodation & board | Provided in kind | Staff studio, garden annexe or self-contained floor within the villa |
| Car & extras | Case by case | A household car is usual — a driving licence is essential on this coast |
Ranges reflect placements and market conditions in 2026. For every role and city side by side — live-in, live-out, rota and maternity — see the Lumière Salary & Cost Guide.
How a Riviera Live-In Placement Works
In France, employing a nanny at home means declaring her through URSSAF, and the national collective agreement for household employees governs the relationship: written contract, paid leave, notice periods, overtime rules. Every Lumière placement on the Riviera is made on those terms — it is simpler than families expect, and we guide each step.
From Consultation to First Morning
We begin with a consultation — typically within 48 hours of your enquiry — covering the children, the property, the driving involved, languages and how the year divides between residences. You then meet a curated shortlist of two to three candidates, not a database. Because we are based in Nice, interviews and paid trial days anywhere between Saint-Tropez and the Italian border are easy to arrange — often the founder conducts them in person.
Second-residence families can begin the search before arriving for the season; we interview locally and hold candidates ready for a May start. Every placement carries a free re-match within the first three months.
What Every Lumière Live-In Nanny Brings
- Senior private-household and villa experience, references verified in person
- Background checks and qualification review before any introduction
- Lumière's Training & Standards Programme, completed by every nanny we place
- Languages — English and French as standard; Russian, Italian, Spanish and more across the roster
- Full driving licence, and confidence on corniche roads
- Paediatric first aid, water confidence and pool safety
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Find Your Live-In Nanny on the Riviera
Tell us about your children, your villa and how your year divides. A consultation follows within 48 hours — with an agency that lives on this coast, led by a founder who still does the job herself.
Begin Your SearchThe Lumière difference
Founded by a working career nanny, not a recruiter
"I founded Lumière because the families I worked for kept asking the same question: where do we find another nanny like you? I still take private placements. Every nanny I place is one I would work alongside."
Hanna founded Lumière Placements after years inside private households as a career nanny. She continues to take selected private placements alongside leading the agency, a working-nanny perspective that shapes every shortlist Lumière puts forward. Lumière is the only French Riviera-based boutique placement agency, placing across Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Nice, and worldwide, founded and led by an active working career nanny.
Why families choose Lumière
- Based
- French Riviera
- Founder
- Hanna, working career nanny
- Approach
- Families understood from the inside, the right nanny for the right family
- Qualifications
- Norland, CACHE, NNEB, Montessori
- Vetting
- References verified, DBS where applicable
- Employment
- Declared, full contracts
- Reach
- 17 cities · 3 continents
- Specialisms
- Live-in, rota, governess, maternity, yacht, travel