Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 196 residents and lies in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lettret out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Lettret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lettret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 0.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lettret 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 Lettret.
7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 18% of the town. Lettret has a median age of 42.8.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lettret | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Lettret counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).
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 1.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie MarvingtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 89%−6 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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Lettret from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Lettret. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lettret yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lettret is a commune of 196 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lettret | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 6 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 9.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 12 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 13 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | 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.