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RéotierHautes-Alpes

This town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 226.

Is Réotier a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Réotier falls below the line for grades. 43% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Réotier stand out

The 2 things Réotier does most differently from other towns.

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Réotier’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Réotier’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Réotier; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, au hameau des Casses
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Landmarks

Réotier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Réotier.

Who lives here

Réotier has fewer young adults than Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are 15 to 24

47.8median age

43% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). At 47.8, the median resident of Réotier sits in the middle of the age range.

RéotierHautes-Alpes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Réotier
RéotierHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–245.9%9%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma9.7%16%19%
CAP or BEP18%24%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education43%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Réotier: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Réotier; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Réotier has lower unemployment than Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

10.3% 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. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,910 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
0
jobs based in Réotier, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Réotier is €13.12/m² a month

€13.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Réotier.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Réotier€13.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€12.78/m²
€13.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €17.89/m² a month)
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Réotier

12pages on Réotier
Nearby attractions

Fontaine pétrifiante de Réotier and 9 more in and around Réotier

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Réotier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Réotier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Réotier yet.

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About Réotier

Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Réotier is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras. 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

Population
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras
Département
Hautes-Alpes (05)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
INSEE code
05116

Réotier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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EmbrunBriançonChorgesEmbrunBriançonChorgesRéotier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Réotier226—————
Embrun6,4128.5B−DBC+
Briançon11,41116BDC−B+
Chorges3,14617B+DAB−

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.