Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 103 residents in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Oze is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 46% of homes.
The one thing Oze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montmaur, in Montmaur, 5.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Oze 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 Oze.
Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.8%, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Oze | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bus, tram or train carried 4.3% of working residents in Oze to work at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €25,410 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Near Oze, 89.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 14.1 mi away. The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MitterrandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre Mendès-FranceNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 89%+1 pt |
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Oze from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Oze. Best known first.
MuseumÉcomusée du cheminot Veynois3.7 km northeast, in VeynesAttractionAttractionLa Vierge4 km southeast, in Le SaixAttractionAttractionSundial3.8 km northeast, in VeynesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oze yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Oze is a commune of 103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oze | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 2.3 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 13 | 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 8, 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.