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With 96 residents, it is a town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Pontis: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 65% of homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
The 2 things Pontis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pontis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Villard, in Le Lauzet-Ubaye, 2.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pontis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontis.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here. Graduates make up 26% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pontis | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Pontis holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. 3.0% 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%).
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.
The market in Pontis: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and museums in and near Pontis. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pontis yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pontis is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontis | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorges Hautes-Alpes | 3,146 | 4.7 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Embrun Hautes-Alpes | 6,412 | 7.8 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| La Bâtie-Neuve Hautes-Alpes | 2,628 | 8.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Gap Hautes-Alpes | 41,293 | 14 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Barcelonnette | 2,518 | 17 | C | C | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.