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EygliersHautes-Alpes

Some 882 people live in this town, in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Eygliers a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Eygliers has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes.

What makes Eygliers stand out

The one thing Eygliers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Sébastien HOSY · CC BY-SA 3.0
Eygliers’ story

Eygliers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Eygliers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Eygliers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eygliers.

History

Old homes shape Eygliers: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Eygliers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Eygliers are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns

45median age

16% are under 15, higher than Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Graduates make up 42% of adults.

EygliersHautes-Alpes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Eygliers
EygliersHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–246.8%9%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma10%16%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education42%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Eygliers are out of work than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%

9%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 8.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 450 residents in work, Eygliers has 250 jobs: 0.6 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,170 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Eygliers, 0.6 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

96.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 9.9 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Eygliers96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des Hautes ValléesNearest collègeCollègeCollège7596%±0 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Eygliers costs less than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.47/m² a month

€3,143/m²median sale price

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

At the median, a home went for €3,143/m², above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€2,775/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 63% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 30 houses and apartments changed hands in Eygliers from July 2023 to June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Eygliers€3,143/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€2,775/m²
€10.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €13.80/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eygliers

14pages on Eygliers
Nearby attractions

Base de loisirs d'Eygliers and 9 more in and around Eygliers

Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Eygliers. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Eygliers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Eygliers yet.

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About Eygliers

Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Eygliers is a commune of 882 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
882 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras
Département
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.8 km²)
INSEE code
05052

Eygliers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Alpes →
EmbrunBriançonEmbrunBriançonEygliers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eygliers882—————
Embrun6,41210B−DBC+
Briançon11,41115BDC−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.