With fewer than 1,000 residents, Puimoisson falls below the line for grades. 30% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Puimoisson stand out
The 2 things Puimoisson does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puimoisson.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Puimoisson: 41% are 65 or over, above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town. 12% are under 15, lower than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Puimoisson split evenly at 58.4: half are older, half younger.
58.4median age
PuimoissonAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Puimoisson: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Puimoisson is Chapelle Saint-Apollinaire. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest 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
Fewer people in Puimoisson are out of work than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
Per resident in work, Puimoisson counts 0.7 jobs (150 jobs, 250 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €24,080 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Puimoisson, 0.7 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
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 median sale price of homes in Puimoisson is €2,188/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Puimoisson. House rents are put at about €9.74/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.77/m² a month, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€11.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,188/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Puimoisson€2,188/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€2,550/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,188/m²
37
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.18 to €15.07/m² a month)
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Puimoisson
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puimoisson is a commune of 694 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
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.
