Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 236 residents and lies in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Venterol out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes.
The one thing Venterol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Venterol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Venterol 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 Venterol.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. Venterol has a median age of 45.8. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Venterol | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Venterol holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €25,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 7.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie MarvingtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 89%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Venterol from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Venterol yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Venterol is a commune of 236 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venterol | 236 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap Hautes-Alpes | 41,293 | 7.5 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve Hautes-Alpes | 2,628 | 10 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges Hautes-Alpes | 3,146 | 12 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes Hautes-Alpes | 3,214 | 14 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | C |
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.