Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 126 residents.
Le Saix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 48% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Le Saix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Saix; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Saix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye de Clausonne: Photo: Rbu2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Saix.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.3% of the population. Degrees are held by 45% of adults, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Saix | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Saix; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €22,470 a year per consumption unit, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The market in Le Saix: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Saix yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Saix is a commune of 126 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Saix | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 4.1 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 11 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Gap | 41,293 | 14 | B+ | C | C | A− |
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.