At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Véran is too small for the grades other French towns get. 76% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes Saint-Véran stand out
The 2 things Saint-Véran does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Véran keeps more of its old housing than Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Since 1989, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Véran, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit3
17th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected
1989
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More commuters in Saint-Véran walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 32.5%
The median disposable income was €22,140 a year per consumption unit, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Saint-Véran counts 1.3 jobs (100 jobs, 50 workers). No commute at all: 31.2% of working residents in the town at the census.
32%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving36%
On foot29%
Bicycle4%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Véran, 1.3 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Véran than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Véran recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.51/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 31% were houses.
€10.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Véran€10.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€12.78/m²
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €14.19/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Véran
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Véran is a commune of 160 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
160 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Guillestrois et du Queyras
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.
