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465 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Jarjayes out for now. 15% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Jarjayes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Jarjayes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Kapados, in Gap, 3.6 mi away.
18% 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 Jarjayes.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Jarjayes | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 200 residents in work, Jarjayes has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income is €25,040 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Jarjayes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Jarjayes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarjayes | 465 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 4 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 6.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 9.1 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 14 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Jarjayes is a commune of 465 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
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.