Where it does best is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is another plus (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,287/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance. Its weakest subject is schools — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Tallard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Tallard with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tallard.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Tallard run below what its ages would predict: 62 per 100 expected, fewer than Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
274 deaths in Tallard between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 360: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Tallard is Chi des Alpes du Sud site de Gap, 6.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Tallard can choose among 4 GPs. Women in Hautes-Alpes live to 86.1 on average and men to 80.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−38%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted62
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Tallard · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi des Alpes du Sud site de Gap
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi des Alpes du Sud site de Gap
86.1 · 80.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hautes-Alpes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Tallard beats 87% of compared French towns on foot
The unemployment rate here is 8.7%. At the census, 13.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (23.1%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Tallard: 1,150, for 1,000 residents in work (1.2 each).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Tallard, 1.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Tallard do less well than those of 76% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Tallard is 89.0%, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Hautes-Alpes’ towns (91.0%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 7.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Tallard hold a degree than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or compared French towns: 28%
26% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
46.3median age
TallardHautes-Alpes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Tallard is Église Saint-Grégoire. Since 1994, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Tallard than in Hautes-Alpes’ towns or across compared French towns: €11.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,287/m²: 62 houses and apartments sold in Tallard between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 68% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,287/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tallard€2,287/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hautes-Alpes median€2,775/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,725/m²
42
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €14.33/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Tallard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.3 cases of violence against people and 8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Tallard’s tally for 2025: 27 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Family violence9
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Drug use18
Fraud12
Theft without violence10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
31.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 31.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tallard
Is Tallard safe?
Tallard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tallard good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tallard expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,287/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Tallard grades C+ for cost of living.
About Tallard
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tallard is a commune of 2,292 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance. 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
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.
