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It is a town of 139 residents in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Barras is too small for the grades other French towns get. A fifth of its homes are second homes. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Barras does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-Bethléem ou Saint-Blaise, in Thoard, 3.7 mi away.
40% 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 Barras.
25% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Barras is 46.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Barras | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bus, tram or train carried 3.3% of working residents in Barras to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 11.5% of working residents in Barras 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.
House rents are put at about €9.43/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Barras.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Barras 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 Barras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barras | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 5.4 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 5.8 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 8.9 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 9.7 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 11 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Oraison | 6,155 | 16 | C− | C− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Barras is a commune of 139 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. 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.