There are no grades for Lurs: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up nearly two fifths of its housing. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lurs stand out
The 2 things Lurs does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lurs.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Lurs, fewer than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns
41% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of the town.
56.9median age
LursAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
Lurs keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Lurs is Pont ancien sur le ravin de Buès. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Lurs has lower unemployment than Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
7.9% 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%). For its 150 residents in work, Lurs has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,860 a year.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lurs, 0.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lurs is €12.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.36/m² a month. Houses made up 85% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Lurs recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€12.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Lurs€12.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€11.77/m²
€12.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.77 to €15.59/m² a month)
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Chapelle Notre-Dame des Anges: Photo: Christian Pinatel de Salvator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont ancien sur le ravin de Buès: Photo: Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lurs
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lurs 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.
