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The town has 338 residents and lies in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Poligny has none. Nearly a third of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Poligny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Poligny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Grégoire ou des Pétètes, in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, 2.5 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Poligny 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 Poligny.
27% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Poligny | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.7%, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Poligny, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,020 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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vivian MaïerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 96%+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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Poligny.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poligny yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Poligny is a commune of 338 people in the Communauté de communes Champsaur-Valgaudemar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poligny | 338 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 9.5 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 12 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 15 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 15 | B+ | C+ | B− | 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 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.