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VergonsAlpes-de-Haute-Provence

Some 118 people live in this town, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Vergons a good place to live?

Vergons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 60% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 43% of residents.

What makes Vergons stand out

The 2 things Vergons does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle du cimetière
Chapelle du cimetière · Classé · Photo: Broenberr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vergons’ story

Vergons in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vergons counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Chapelle du cimetière
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Landmarks

Vergons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle du cimetière: Photo: Broenberr · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vergons.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Vergons than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are under 15

62.5median age

People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.2% of the town. 22% of adults hold a degree, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: at 62.5, the median resident of Vergons sits in the middle of the age range.

VergonsAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vergons
VergonsAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Under 155.9%16%17%
15–244.2%9.2%11%
25–4414%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+43%27%22%
No diploma13%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education22%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Vergons: 50% were built before 1919, more than in both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Vergons is Chapelle du cimetière. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vergons are out of work than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.8%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Vergons, 0.3 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vergons costs less than in both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.85/m² a month

€9.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Vergons from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 47% were houses.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vergons€9.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€11.77/m²
€9.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €12.55/m² a month)
€11.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vergons

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About Vergons

Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Vergons is a commune of 118 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

Population
118 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Alpes-Provence-Verdon - Sources de Lumière
Département
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
17.8 sq mi (46 km²)
INSEE code
04236

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.