Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limans.
Who lives here
Few people in Limans are 65 or over: 16%, below Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 are 8.5% of the population. Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Limans split evenly at 46.3: half are older, half younger.
46.3median age
LimansAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Limans keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Limans has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Limans than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,730 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Limans counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Unemployment is 11.9%. Also worth knowing: at the census, 15.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport7%
Bicycle6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
50
jobs based in Limans, 0.4 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Château des Ybourges (dit aussi Ferme fortifiée des Ybourgues): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Limans
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Limans yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Limans
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Limans is a commune of 385 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
Population
385 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure
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.
