Ceillac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over four fifths of its housing. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Ceillac stand out
The 3 things Ceillac does most differently from other towns.
Église Sainte-Cécile: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Maison-ferme dite maison Chabrand: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ceillac.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Ceillac, fewer than in both Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns
55.9median age
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.2% of the town. Half the people of Ceillac are older than 55.9.
CeillacHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Ceillac, 3.7%, runs below Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns
24%walk, cycle or take transit
150 jobs are based in Ceillac, for 100 working residents (1.2 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 24.3% of commuters at the census. At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Ceillac didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot22%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Ceillac, 1.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Ceillac sell for a median €3,293/m²
€3,293/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Ceillac from July 2023 to June 2026: 31 houses and apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.12/m² a month, about level with Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€12.78/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for nearly a quarter of sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ceillac€3,293/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€2,775/m²
€13.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €17.89/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ceillac is a commune of 265 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
Population
265 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras
Département
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
37.1 sq mi (96 km²)
INSEE code
05026
Ceillac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
