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This town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 221.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vitrolles has none. Second homes make up a fifth of its housing.
The one thing Vitrolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vitrolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 5.8 mi away.
19% 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 Vitrolles.
Graduates make up 28% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Hautes-Alpes’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Vitrolles | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Vitrolles counts 2.3 jobs (250 jobs, 100 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €24,930 a year per consumption unit, in line with Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Vitrolles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vitrolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vitrolles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitrolles | 221 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 9.5 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Gap | 41,293 | 11 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Sisteron Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 7,850 | 15 | C+ | B | C | B |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 16 | — | C− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vitrolles is a commune of 221 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
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.