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It is a town of 187 residents in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Buissard isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 30% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Buissard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buissard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Grégoire ou des Pétètes, in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, 4.6 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Buissard 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 Buissard.
18% are under 15, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Buissard | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,800 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Buissard didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Buissard recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Buissard. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buissard yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Buissard is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté de communes Champsaur-Valgaudemar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buissard | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 6.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Gap | 41,293 | 7.6 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 10 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 18 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
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.