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129 residents make their home in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fontienne out for now. 37% of homes here are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Fontienne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontienne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet, in Forcalquier, 3.5 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fontienne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontienne.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.9% of the population. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Fontienne | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 6.9% are unemployed. Nearly a tenth of Fontienne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,350 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.
Sales in Fontienne from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.43/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Fontienne. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontienne yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fontienne is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontienne | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 3.6 | B | D | B | B |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 7.6 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 8.8 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Villeneuve | 4,360 | 8.8 | C− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Oraison | 6,155 | 9.2 | C− | C− | B+ | C |
| Volx | 3,243 | 9.6 | C | C− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.