Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 1 / 5 | 353 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 152 / 470 |
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 2 / 5 | 638 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 3 / 5 | 947 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 4 / 5 | 1327 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 5 / 5 | 1338 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 1 / 5 | 602 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 2 / 5 | 666 / 1747 |
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 3 / 5 | 1048 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 295 / 470 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 4 / 5 | 1532 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 5 / 5 | 1722 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 2 / 5 | 18 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 3 / 5 | 38 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 29 / 470 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 4 / 5 | 557 / 1747 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 5 / 5 | 638 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 1 / 5 | 38 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 2 / 5 | 119 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 53 / 470 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 3 / 5 | 320 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 4 / 5 | 628 / 1747 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 5 / 5 | 719 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 1 / 5 | 164 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 75 / 470 |
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 2 / 5 | 666 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 3 / 5 | 803 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 4 / 5 | 1042 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 5 / 5 | 1194 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 1 / 5 | 14 / 1747 |
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 11 / 470 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 2 / 5 | 51 / 1747 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 3 / 5 | 69 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 4 / 5 | 75 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 5 / 5 | 470 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 208 / 470 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 1 / 5 | 781 / 1747 |
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 2 / 5 | 794 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 3 / 5 | 1475 / 1747 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 4 / 5 | 1553 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 5 / 5 | 1573 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | Mid-size cities | 22,807 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 470 |
| Forcalquier | Small cities | 5,142 | 1 / 5 | 63 / 1747 |
| Sisteron | Small cities | 7,776 | 2 / 5 | 101 / 1747 |
| Digne-les-Bains | Small cities | 17,694 | 3 / 5 | 103 / 1747 |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Small cities | 5,095 | 4 / 5 | 133 / 1747 |
| Oraison | Small cities | 6,042 | 5 / 5 | 154 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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