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Population 318: a town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Prunières: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for just over half of homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Prunières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Prunières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Victor, in Chorges, 2.8 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Prunières 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 Prunières.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 14% of residents. Among adults, 43% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Prunières | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,190 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 11.9%. For its 150 residents in work, Prunières has 50 jobs: 0.4 each.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.90/m² a month. Houses made up 68% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Prunières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Prunières. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prunières yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Prunières is a commune of 318 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunières | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 2.5 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 6.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Embrun | 6,412 | 8 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Gap | 41,293 | 13 | 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 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.