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Some 838 people live in this town, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Dauphin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Dauphin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dauphin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Sauvan, in Mane, 1.8 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Dauphin. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dauphin.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Dauphin | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,670 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.2%, higher than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Dauphin holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Dauphin. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.78/m² a month. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 93% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin | 838 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volx | 3,243 | 3.3 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Villeneuve | 4,360 | 4.2 | C− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 4.2 | B | D | B | B |
| Manosque | 22,718 | 4.6 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Pierrevert | 3,945 | 6.1 | B | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Oraison | 6,155 | 6.8 | C− | C− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Dauphin is a commune of 838 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon. 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.