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199 residents make their home in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bayons has none. 58% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The 2 things Bayons does most differently from other towns.
Bayons has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1891.
29% 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 Bayons.
Over-65s are 35% of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Residents of Bayons have a median age of 55.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bayons | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bayons holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate here is 11.6%.
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.
Of the homes sold, 88% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Bayons.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bayons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bayons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayons | 199 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 14 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Gap Hautes-Alpes | 41,293 | 16 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Chorges Hautes-Alpes | 3,146 | 16 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve Hautes-Alpes | 2,628 | 16 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 17 | C+ | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bayons is a commune of 199 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.