Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 53 people live in this town, in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Esparron is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a third of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Esparron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Esparron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 7.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Esparron 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 Esparron.
Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 31% of residents. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Esparron | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 Esparron: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Esparron yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Esparron is a commune of 53 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esparron | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 6.6 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 10 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Gap | 41,293 | 11 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 17 | — | C− | — | B+ |
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 8, 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.