Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 173 residents and lies in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chabestan out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
The one thing Chabestan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chabestan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de Lesdiguières, in Serres, 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 Chabestan 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 Chabestan.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chabestan | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 7.2%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,350 a year per consumption unit, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 50 residents in work, Chabestan has 50 jobs: 0.4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Chabestan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chabestan yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Chabestan is a commune of 173 people in the Communauté de communes Buëch-Dévoluy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabestan | 173 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 4.5 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 11 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Gap | 41,293 | 16 | B+ | C | C | 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.