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Home to 238 people, this town lies in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Valbelle isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 35% of homes.
The one thing Valbelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valbelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Haut-Noyers, in Noyers-sur-Jabron, 3.7 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Valbelle 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 Valbelle.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Valbelle has a median age of 50 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Valbelle | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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 €24,730 a year. No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents in Valbelle at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.9%, close to Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.9%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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 Valbelle from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valbelle yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Valbelle is a commune of 238 people in the Communauté de communes Jabron-Lure-Vançon-Durance. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbelle | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sisteron | 7,850 | 4.4 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 7.6 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 8.7 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 9.6 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 14 | B | D | B | 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.