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NeffesHautes-Alpes

This town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 804.

Is Neffes a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Neffes falls below the line for grades.

Neffes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Neffes’ story

No historic monuments in Neffes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Neffes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 3.1 mi away.

Explore the history →

Landmarks

Nothing in Neffes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neffes.

Who lives here

Neffes has fewer young adults than Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24

49.1median age

The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 40% of adults.

NeffesHautes-Alpes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Neffes
NeffesHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–247.3%9%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma8.4%16%19%
CAP or BEP22%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education40%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 4.0% of commuters in Neffes go to work without a car, fewer than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns and across compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €28,840 a year per consumption unit, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 6.6%. Per resident in work, Neffes counts 0.4 jobs (150 jobs, 350 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Neffes, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Neffes than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or across compared French towns: €11.11/m² a month

€11.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses were 91% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Neffes.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Neffes€11.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€12.78/m²
€11.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.76 to €14.08/m² a month)
€10.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Neffes

11pages on Neffes

Famous people from Neffes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neffes yet.

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About Neffes

Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Neffes is a commune of 804 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

Population
804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance
Département
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
05092

Neffes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Alpes →
GapVeynesLa Bâtie-NeuveChorgesLaragne-MontéglinGapVeynesLa Bâtie-NeuveChorgesLaragne-MontéglinNeffes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Neffes804—————
Gap41,2934.7B+CCA−
Veynes3,21410B+C+B−A−
La Bâtie-Neuve2,62810—C−—B+
Chorges3,14613B+DAB−
Laragne-Montéglin3,54916C−B+DC

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 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.