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A town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, home to 511 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Rosans has none. Just over a third of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Rosans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rosans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosans.
27% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.7%. The age that splits Rosans in two is 55.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Rosans | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rosans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rosans has 250 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.9%. 15.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Rosans: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 89% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Rosans’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rosans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rosans is a commune of 511 people in the Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch. 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 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.