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476 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Puy-Saint-André is too small for the grades other French towns get. 26% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Puy-Saint-André does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puy-Saint-André: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Puy-Saint-André has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Sainte-Lucie de Puy-Chalvin: Photo: CHABERT Louis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puy-Saint-André.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Puy-Saint-André is Chapelle Sainte-Lucie de Puy-Chalvin. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Puy-Saint-André | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Puy-Saint-André, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €26,560 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 Puy-Saint-André, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (95.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les GarcinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent d'altitude - Suzanne Joulié RoosNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 207 | 100%+2 pts |
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.
The sales split: 64% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Puy-Saint-André.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Puy-Saint-André. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puy-Saint-André yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puy-Saint-André is a commune of 476 people in the Communauté de communes du Briançonnais. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-André | 476 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Briançon | 11,411 | 2.2 | B | D | C− | B+ |
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.