Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, this town has 500 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Manteyer falls below the line for grades. 30% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Manteyer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Manteyer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montmaur, in Montmaur, 4.7 mi away.
18% 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 Manteyer.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.7% of the town. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Manteyer | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 250 residents in work, Manteyer has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income is €26,800 a year for each consumption unit.
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.
Of the homes sold, 78% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Manteyer.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Manteyer 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 Manteyer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manteyer | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 5.9 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 6.6 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 12 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 16 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 17 | C− | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Manteyer is a commune of 500 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
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.