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14 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Monestier-d'Ambel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 68% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Monestier-d'Ambel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestier-d'Ambel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Gicons dite Mère Église, in Dévoluy, 3.2 mi away.
71% 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 Monestier-d'Ambel.
20% are under 15, higher than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. The age that splits Monestier-d'Ambel in two is 40.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Monestier-d'Ambel | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 8.3% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 12.5%. Public transport took 14.3% of Monestier-d'Ambel’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
Monestier-d'Ambel recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.98/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Monestier-d'Ambel. Best known first.
Nothing in Monestier-d'Ambel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monestier-d'Ambel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier-d'Ambel | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Gap Hautes-Alpes | 41,293 | 17 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Veynes Hautes-Alpes | 3,214 | 18 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monestier-d'Ambel is a commune of 14 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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.