Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
130 people live in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saumane falls below the line for grades. 44% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saumane does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saumane as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne Commanderie des Hospitaliers (avec l'église), in Lardiers, 2.6 mi away.
21% 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 Saumane.
Children are just over a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Saumane | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €21,310 a year. At the census, 18.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above 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.
House rents are put at about €9.36/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Saumane.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saumane 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 Saumane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumane | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 10 | B | D | B | B |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 13 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 14 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 15 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 15 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Villeneuve | 4,360 | 16 | C− | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saumane is a commune of 130 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.