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This town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 369.
At under 1,000 residents, Aiguilles is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 70% of its housing. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 3 things Aiguilles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aiguilles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison, au hameau de la Rua, in Molines-en-Queyras, 3.7 mi away.
15% 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 Aiguilles.
People aged 15 to 24 are 5.4% of the population. 32% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Aiguilles | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,170 a year. 3.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Aiguilles holds 300 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.8 jobs each.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.51/m² a month. Houses accounted for 29% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 55 homes were sold in Aiguilles.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €1,667/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, museums and other places to visit in and near Aiguilles. Best known first.
Nothing in Aiguilles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Aiguilles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aiguilles is a commune of 369 people in the Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.