Several subjects drag its grade down. Safety is its weak spot: an average of 10.6 recorded violent incidents and 22.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,129/m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than 19% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Manosque 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.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Romigier: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Couvent de la Présentation (ancien): Photo: Jackogamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de la Saunerie: Photo: civodule · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent des Observantins (restes de l'ancien): Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Manosque.
Safety
For crime per resident, Manosque sits above 87% of compared French towns
10.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
No compared town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence has more graded crime per resident than Manosque: it ranks last of 15. The police record for Manosque lists 673 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Manosque (13,700 to 8,650): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage286
Other physical violence99
Family violence95
Theft from vehicles80
Burglary49
Sexual violence32
Vehicle theft32
Drug use218
Theft without violence198
Fraud176
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.
10.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
673
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Getting about on foot is easier in Manosque than in 84% of compared French towns
18%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 12.4%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,430 a year per consumption unit, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.0% of working residents in Manosque didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
13,700
jobs based in Manosque, 1.6 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Manosque than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.74/m² a month
€2,129/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,129/m², comes from 890 sales of houses and apartments in Manosque from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Manosque sell for €2,866/m² and apartments for €1,759/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Manosque€2,129/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€2,550/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,866/m²
297
Apartments
€1,759/m²
593
€14.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.38 to €19.10/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
13 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2010
13historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.9% of the total. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2010. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Manosque is Église Saint-Sauveur.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Manosque is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and across compared French towns
44.7median age
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Manosque are older than 44.7. Children are 17% of the town.
ManosqueAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #3 of 11 in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The bac pass rate near Manosque is 93.8%, close to both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (93.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the three general lycées, 96% of 573 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Manosque’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 85.8 years for women, 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Its four care homes for older people (207 places) count their residents as Manosque’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,631 residents of Manosque died, against 2,824 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
29
GPs in Manosque · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli
85.8 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Julien El Fares: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anthony Pujades: Kagaoua, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Manosque
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Manosque is a commune of 22,718 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Manosque
Is Manosque safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 286 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Manosque good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #3 of 11 in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The lycée stands out: 96% of 324 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Félix Esclangon in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Manosque expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,129/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Manosque grades C− for cost of living.
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.
