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Home to 144 people, this town lies in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Champoléon has none. 50% of its homes are second homes.
The 2 things Champoléon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champoléon 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, 8.4 mi away.
44% 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 Champoléon.
8.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Ages in Champoléon split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Champoléon | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The market in Champoléon: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Champoléon. Best known first.
Nothing in Champoléon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champoléon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champoléon | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 9.9 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 11 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Gap | 41,293 | 14 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Embrun | 6,412 | 15 | B− | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Champoléon is a commune of 144 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
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.