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A town of 154 in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Senez is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly two in five homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Senez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Senez: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Senez’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Senez.
Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. The age that splits Senez in two is 58.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Senez | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Senez: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Notre-Dame. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.1% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €24,920 a year per consumption unit, in line with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Senez from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Senez. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Senez yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Senez is a commune of 154 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senez | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 15 | 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.