Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 169 residents in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Furmeyer is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Furmeyer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Furmeyer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montmaur, in Montmaur, 2.5 mi away.
13% 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 Furmeyer.
One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Residents of Furmeyer have a median age of 56.5.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Furmeyer | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,340 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Furmeyer, 89.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MitterrandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre Mendès-FranceNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 89%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Furmeyer: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Furmeyer. Best known first.
MuseumÉcomusée du cheminot Veynois2.5 km west, in VeynesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montmaur4 km north, in MontmaurAttractionAttractionSundial2.3 km west, in VeynesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Furmeyer 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 Furmeyer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furmeyer | 169 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 1.5 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Gap | 41,293 | 11 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 15 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 17 | — | C− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Furmeyer is a commune of 169 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
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 4, 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.