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Some 67 people live in this town, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Saint-Jacques: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 38% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Jacques does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jacques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Senez, 4.1 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jacques 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 Saint-Jacques.
33% of residents are 65 or over, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Saint-Jacques has a median age of 57.5 years.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jacques | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Public transport took 9.5% of Saint-Jacques’ working residents to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.64/m² a month. The market in Saint-Jacques: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jacques. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jacques yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Jacques is a commune of 67 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes-Provence-Verdon - Sources de Lumière. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 11 | 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.