Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 89 people live in this town, in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Rabou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 41% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Rabou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rabou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux, in Gap, 4.1 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rabou.
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. 3.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 49% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Rabou | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Public transport took 3.0% of Rabou’s working residents to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, about level with Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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 €9.98/m² a month. The market in Rabou: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, gardens and heritage in and near Rabou. Best known first.
GardenConservatoire botanique national alpin3.8 km southeast, in GapMuseumMuseumÉcomusée4 km southeast, in GapChâteauChâteauChâteau de Charance3.9 km southeast, in GapAttractionAttractionJardin des paysages alpins3.8 km southeast, in GapArt galleryArt gallerySalle d'exposition3.9 km southeast, in GapPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Rabou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rabou yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabou | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 4 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 9.8 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 9.9 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 14 | B+ | D | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rabou is a commune of 89 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
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.