Les Orres has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 91% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Les Orres stand out
The 3 things Les Orres does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Les Orres: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Les Orres; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Les Orres, 3.8%, runs below Hautes-Alpes’ towns and compared French towns
21%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 20.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Les Orres has 600 jobs for 250 working residents, 2.4 per worker. Median disposable income is €24,430 a year for each consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot12%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
600
jobs based in Les Orres, 2.4 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,430
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
Median price in Les Orres: €3,432/m²
€3,432/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 5% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Les Orres: 293 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €13.12/m² a month, about level with Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€12.78/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Orres€3,432/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€2,775/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€3,411/m²
278
€13.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €17.89/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Les Orres is a commune of 510 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon. 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
Population
510 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon
Département
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
28.5 sq mi (73.8 km²)
INSEE code
05098
Les Orres’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
