Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
57 people call this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Authon has none. Second homes make up 42% of its housing.
The one thing Authon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Authon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Dromon, in Saint-Geniez, 1.9 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Authon.
Degrees are held by 53% of adults, higher than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 23% of the population. The age that splits Authon in two is 47.3.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Authon | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.9%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, two fifths of working residents in Authon didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Authon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Authon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Authon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authon | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 9.4 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 12 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 13 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 15 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 17 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 17 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Authon is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.