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The town has 812 residents and lies in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Allos has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 91% of its housing.
The one thing Allos does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Allos counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Allos counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien dite aussi chapelle des Pénitents: Photo: Alpes de Haute Provence · CC BY 2.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-Valvert: Photo: Alpes de Haute Provence · CC BY 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allos.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents. 25% of adults hold a degree.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Allos | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 11% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Allos is Église Notre-Dame-de-Valvert. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 9th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Allos has 750 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.6 per worker. 37.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,800 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,802/m²: 738 houses and apartments sold in Allos between July 2023 and June 2026. In Allos, houses go for €4,228/m² and apartments for €2,750/m². Among the homes sold, 9% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,228/m² | 64 |
| Apartments | €2,750/m² | 674 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Allos as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Allos is a commune of 812 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes-Provence-Verdon - Sources de Lumière. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allos | 812 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barcelonnette | 2,518 | 9.7 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.