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43 residents make their home in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Oppedette falls below the line for grades. 59% of its homes are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Oppedette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oppedette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Simiane, in Simiane-la-Rotonde, 3.7 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oppedette.
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.8%, below Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 54.5, the median resident of Oppedette sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Oppedette | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 7.5% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 41.2% of working residents in Oppedette didn’t travel to work at all. 11.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Oppedette.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Oppedette. Best known first.
Nothing in Oppedette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oppedette yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppedette | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 9.2 | B | D | B | B |
| Apt Vaucluse | 10,143 | 11 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Pierrevert | 3,945 | 11 | B | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Manosque | 22,718 | 12 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Vaucluse | 3,004 | 12 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Gargas Vaucluse | 3,035 | 13 | — | D | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Oppedette is a commune of 43 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon. 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
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.