Largest city in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department: the 2026 ranking
The 198 towns of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (04) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department is Manosque, with 23,349 inhabitants (ranked 396th in France by population). The largest town by area is Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (206 km²). Manosque is also the most densely populated town, with 412 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Majastres has only 5 inhabitants.
The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department has 172,385 inhabitants over 6,925 km², a density of 25 inhabitants per km², 4.4 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 3.3% of the population of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The 20 largest cities in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manosque | 23,349 | 57 | 412 | 396th |
| 2 | Digne-les-Bains | 18,764 | 117 | 160 | 526th |
| 3 | Sisteron | 8,097 | 50 | 161 | 1,345th |
| 4 | Oraison | 6,270 | 38 | 163 | 1,794th |
| 5 | Forcalquier | 5,309 | 43 | 124 | 2,143rd |
| 6 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,235 | 18 | 285 | 2,170th |
| 7 | Villeneuve | 4,452 | 26 | 174 | 2,580th |
| 8 | Les Mées | 4,158 | 65 | 64 | 2,756th |
| 9 | Pierrevert | 4,055 | 28 | 145 | 2,839th |
| 10 | Sainte-Tulle | 3,642 | 17 | 213 | 3,165th |
| 11 | Volx | 3,319 | 20 | 170 | 3,469th |
| 12 | Valensole | 3,199 | 128 | 25 | 3,605th |
| 13 | Gréoux-les-Bains | 3,122 | 69 | 45 | 3,706th |
| 14 | Peyruis | 2,843 | 23 | 122 | 4,023rd |
| 15 | Barcelonnette | 2,674 | 16 | 163 | 4,236th |
| 16 | Malijai | 2,054 | 27 | 77 | 5,460th |
| 17 | Reillanne | 1,764 | 39 | 46 | 6,240th |
| 18 | Volonne | 1,666 | 25 | 68 | 6,561st |
| 19 | Riez | 1,648 | 40 | 41 | 6,631st |
| 20 | Peipin | 1,541 | 13 | 117 | 7,036th |
Largest towns by area in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | 221 | 206 | 1 | 38th |
| 2 | Prads-Haute-Bléone | 176 | 166 | 1 | 69th |
| 3 | Uvernet-Fours | 511 | 135 | 4 | 118th |
| 4 | Valensole | 3,199 | 128 | 25 | 136th |
| 5 | Méolans-Revel | 328 | 128 | 3 | 137th |
| 6 | Bayons | 201 | 126 | 2 | 142nd |
| 7 | Castellane | 1,503 | 118 | 13 | 164th |
| 8 | Digne-les-Bains | 18,764 | 117 | 160 | 168th |
| 9 | Allos | 819 | 117 | 7 | 170th |
| 10 | Val d'Oronaye | 88 | 109 | 1 | 191st |
Most densely populated towns in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manosque | 23,349 | 57 | 412 | 2,216th |
| 2 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,235 | 18 | 285 | 3,161st |
| 3 | Sainte-Tulle | 3,642 | 17 | 213 | 4,259th |
| 4 | Villeneuve | 4,452 | 26 | 174 | 5,162nd |
| 5 | Volx | 3,319 | 20 | 170 | 5,295th |
| 6 | Oraison | 6,270 | 38 | 163 | 5,507th |
| 7 | Barcelonnette | 2,674 | 16 | 163 | 5,517th |
| 8 | Mallemoisson | 982 | 6.0 | 163 | 5,528th |
| 9 | Sisteron | 8,097 | 50 | 161 | 5,570th |
| 10 | Digne-les-Bains | 18,764 | 117 | 160 | 5,601st |
All towns in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (198)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aiglun (1,423)
- Allemagne-en-Provence (559)
- Allons (131)
- Allos (819)
- Angles (73)
- Annot (1,039)
- Archail (15)
- Aubenas-les-Alpes (91)
- Aubignosc (632)
- Authon (57)
- Auzet (105)
- Banon (1,093)
- Barcelonnette (2,674)
- Barles (118)
- Barras (143)
- Barrême (419)
- Bayons (201)
- Beaujeu (126)
- Beauvezer (395)
- Bellaffaire (161)
- Bevons (320)
- Beynes (122)
- Blieux (61)
- Bras-d'Asse (582)
- Braux (142)
- Brunet (303)
- Castellane (1,503)
- Castellet-lès-Sausses (146)
- Céreste-en-Luberon (1,248)
- Champtercier (769)
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (5,235)
- Châteaufort (30)
- Châteauneuf-Miravail (78)
- Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat (544)
- Châteauredon (76)
- Chaudon-Norante (179)
- Clamensane (186)
- Claret (303)
- Clumanc (225)
- Colmars (591)
- Corbières-en-Provence (1,354)
- Cruis (663)
- Curbans (595)
- Curel (66)
- Dauphin (851)
- Demandolx (115)
- Digne-les-Bains (18,764)
- Draix (117)
- Enchastrayes (401)
- Entrages (102)
- Entrepierres (424)
- Entrevaux (788)
- Entrevennes (168)
- Esparron-de-Verdon (387)
- Estoublon (484)
- Faucon-de-Barcelonnette (310)
- Faucon-du-Caire (63)
- Fontienne (131)
- Forcalquier (5,309)
- Ganagobie (93)
- Gigors (60)
- Gréoux-les-Bains (3,122)
- Hautes-Duyes (55)
- Jausiers (1,171)
- L'Escale (1,459)
- L'Hospitalet (100)
- La Brillanne (1,138)
- La Condamine-Châtelard (157)
- La Garde (123)
- La Javie (383)
- La Motte-du-Caire (570)
- La Mure-Argens (349)
- La Palud-sur-Verdon (350)
- La Robine-sur-Galabre (305)
- La Rochegiron (111)
- La Rochette (74)
- Lambruisse (94)
- Lardiers (143)
- Le Brusquet (993)
- Le Caire (81)
- Le Castellard-Mélan (66)
- Le Castellet (300)
- Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson (797)
- Le Fugeret (202)
- Le Lauzet-Ubaye (232)
- Le Vernet (135)
- Les Mées (4,158)
- Les Omergues (141)
- Les Thuiles (370)
- Limans (396)
- Lurs (395)
- Majastres (5)
- Malijai (2,054)
- Mallefougasse-Augès (331)
- Mallemoisson (982)
- Mane (1,437)
- Manosque (23,349)
- Marcoux (480)
- Méailles (124)
- Melve (132)
- Méolans-Revel (328)
- Mézel (623)
- Mirabeau (534)
- Mison (1,138)
- Montagnac-Montpezat (407)
- Montclar (406)
- Montfort (347)
- Montfuron (226)
- Montjustin (54)
- Montlaux (214)
- Montsalier (168)
- Moriez (246)
- Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (686)
- Nibles (55)
- Niozelles (280)
- Noyers-sur-Jabron (535)
- Ongles (365)
- Oppedette (43)
- Oraison (6,270)
- Peipin (1,541)
- Peyroules (261)
- Peyruis (2,843)
- Piégut (208)
- Pierrerue (543)
- Pierrevert (4,055)
- Pontis (97)
- Prads-Haute-Bléone (176)
- Puimichel (247)
- Puimoisson (704)
- Quinson (375)
- Redortiers (88)
- Reillanne (1,764)
- Revest-des-Brousses (271)
- Revest-du-Bion (492)
- Revest-Saint-Martin (80)
- Riez (1,648)
- Rougon (116)
- Roumoules (737)
- Saint-André-les-Alpes (1,050)
- Saint-Benoît (166)
- Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues (1,313)
- Saint-Geniez (114)
- Saint-Jacques (67)
- Saint-Jeannet (51)
- Saint-Julien-d'Asse (236)
- Saint-Julien-du-Verdon (181)
- Saint-Jurs (140)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon (83)
- Saint-Lions (38)
- Saint-Maime (940)
- Saint-Martin-de-Brômes (633)
- Saint-Martin-les-Eaux (120)
- Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne (7)
- Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (1,344)
- Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (221)
- Saint-Pierre (100)
- Saint-Pons (647)
- Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron (172)
- Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze (89)
- Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (114)
- Sainte-Tulle (3,642)
- Salignac (699)
- Saumane (132)
- Sausses (132)
- Selonnet (454)
- Senez (158)
- Seyne (1,402)
- Sigonce (426)
- Sigoyer (105)
- Simiane-la-Rotonde (621)
- Sisteron (8,097)
- Soleilhas (96)
- Sourribes (180)
- Tartonne (130)
- Thèze (274)
- Thoard (757)
- Thorame-Basse (212)
- Thorame-Haute (251)
- Turriers (353)
- Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon (810)
- Ubraye (104)
- Uvernet-Fours (511)
- Vachères (335)
- Val d'Oronaye (88)
- Val-de-Chalvagne (81)
- Valavoire (39)
- Valbelle (242)
- Valensole (3,199)
- Valernes (250)
- Vaumeilh (273)
- Venterol (238)
- Verdaches (62)
- Vergons (118)
- Villars-Colmars (260)
- Villemus (194)
- Villeneuve (4,452)
- Volonne (1,666)
- Volx (3,319)
Other departments in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Hautes-Alpes (05) Alpes-Maritimes (06) Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Var (83) Vaucluse (84) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.