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Home to 415 people, this town lies in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Avançon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Avançon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avançon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Victor, in Chorges, 4.7 mi away.
17% 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 Avançon.
A quarter of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.8% of the town, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Avançon | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Avançon: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income is €26,530 a year per consumption unit.
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 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 96%±0 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.
Avançon recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Avançon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Avançon.
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
Avançon is a commune of 415 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
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 4, 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.