Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 256 residents.
Laye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly three fifths of its housing.
The one thing Laye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Grégoire ou des Pétètes, in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, 4.6 mi away.
21% 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 Laye.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.1% of residents, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Laye | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 8.0%. Laye has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 3.5% of working residents in Laye to work at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vivian MaïerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 96%+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.
Houses made up 27% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €9.98/m² a month. Sales in Laye from July 2023 to June 2026: 45 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,465/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laye 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 Laye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laye | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 6 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 8.2 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 12 | 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
Laye is a commune of 256 people in the Communauté de communes Champsaur-Valgaudemar. 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) · 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 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.