The territory of the municipality of Sainte-Agnès rises from 216 to 4,061 ft (66 to 1,238 m) above sea level. However, the medieval village itself extends at an altitude of about 2,296 ft (700 m). It occupies the western flank of a 2,460 ft high (750 m) rocky outcrop that dominates the bay of Menton in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Its location from the sea at 1.8 miles (3 km) as the crow flies or 6.2 miles (10 km) by road makes it the highest coastal village in Europe.