There are no grades for Garde-Colombe: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 26% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
What makes Garde-Colombe stand out
The 2 things Garde-Colombe does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garde-Colombe.
Who lives here
Few people in Garde-Colombe are 15 to 24: 4.8%, fewer than in both Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.
58median age
Garde-ColombeHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1992
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 15% of the housing. Since 1992, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected
1992
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Garde-Colombe than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 10.2%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,870 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Garde-Colombe counts 0.6 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents in the town at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Garde-Colombe, 0.6 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Garde-Colombe costs less than in both Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.85/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Garde-Colombe: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.99/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 87% were houses.
€8.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Garde-Colombe€8.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€12.78/m²
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.14 to €10.98/m² a month)
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Garde-Colombe
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Garde-Colombe is a commune of 539 people in the Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch. 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
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.
