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In Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 2,020 residents.
Malijai’s best grade is for safety: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is a strength too (B+): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The weak point is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,907/m² takes 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. It also trails on health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Malijai has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Malijai with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Malijai has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Malijai does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Malijai counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
Explore the history →Malijai has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malijai.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Malijai’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 316 residents of Malijai died, against 238 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. The nearest emergency department to Malijai is Centre hospitalier de Digne les Bains, 7.4 mi away. One GP practises here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
The police record for Malijai lists 20 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (24.7% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 7.8 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Camille ReymondNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 84%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Median disposable income is €23,550 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,907/m²: 42 houses and apartments sold in Malijai between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 69% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Malijai | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malijai yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Malijai is a commune of 2,020 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malijai | 2,020 | — | — | B | A− | C− |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 2.8 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 3.3 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 4.4 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 10 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Oraison | 6,155 | 11 | C− | C− | B+ | C |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 11 | C+ | B | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,907/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Malijai grades B for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.