Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
471 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for La Rochette: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Rochette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, in Gap, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Rochette 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 La Rochette.
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. 19% are under 15, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). La Rochette has a median age of 44.4 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Rochette | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.9% 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%). For its 200 residents in work, La Rochette has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,280 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.
The bac pass rate near La Rochette is 97.5%, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Achille MauzanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée Aristide BriandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 334 | 98%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Paul HéraudBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 74 | 93%+11 pts |
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.98/m² a month. 6 houses and apartments changed hands in La Rochette from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Rochette. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Muséum départemental des Hautes-Alpes4.3 km southwest, in GapMuseumMuseumCinémathèque d'images de montagne4.9 km southwest, in GapMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des cordeliers4.6 km southwest, in GapAttractionAttractionPierre de Peyre-oussel3.1 km west, in GapChâteauChâteauTour de guêt La Bâtie-Vieille3.6 km southeast, in La Bâtie-VieillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Rochette yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Rochette is a commune of 471 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochette | 471 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 3.3 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 3.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 7.6 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 16 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Embrun | 6,412 | 18 | B− | D | B | C+ |
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 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.