Largest city in the Hautes-Alpes department: the 2026 ranking
The 162 towns of the Hautes-Alpes department (05) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Hautes-Alpes department is Gap, with 42,685 inhabitants (ranked 184th in France by population). The largest town by area is Névache (192 km²). The most densely populated is Briançon, with 418 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, La Haute-Beaume has only 7 inhabitants.
The Hautes-Alpes department has 147,756 inhabitants over 5,549 km², a density of 27 inhabitants per km², 4.1 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 2.8% 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 Hautes-Alpes department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gap | 42,685 | 110 | 387 | 184th |
| 2 | Briançon | 11,744 | 28 | 418 | 865th |
| 3 | Embrun | 6,757 | 36 | 186 | 1,640th |
| 4 | Laragne-Montéglin | 3,599 | 24 | 153 | 3,207th |
| 5 | Veynes | 3,361 | 43 | 79 | 3,426th |
| 6 | Chorges | 3,211 | 53 | 60 | 3,594th |
| 7 | La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,699 | 28 | 96 | 4,197th |
| 8 | Guillestre | 2,377 | 51 | 46 | 4,744th |
| 9 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 2,356 | 65 | 37 | 4,781st |
| 10 | Tallard | 2,350 | 15 | 156 | 4,789th |
| 11 | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur | 2,148 | 36 | 60 | 5,233rd |
| 12 | La Roche-des-Arnauds | 1,732 | 54 | 32 | 6,348th |
| 13 | Saint-Chaffrey | 1,544 | 26 | 60 | 7,025th |
| 14 | Villar-Saint-Pancrace | 1,462 | 43 | 34 | 7,345th |
| 15 | La Saulce | 1,400 | 7.9 | 177 | 7,606th |
| 16 | Val Buëch-Méouge | 1,381 | 68 | 20 | 7,701st |
| 17 | Serres | 1,325 | 19 | 71 | 7,990th |
| 18 | Châteauroux-les-Alpes | 1,269 | 93 | 14 | 8,308th |
| 19 | Crots | 1,218 | 54 | 23 | 8,615th |
| 20 | Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas | 1,202 | 37 | 32 | 8,697th |
Largest towns by area in the Hautes-Alpes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Névache | 381 | 192 | 2 | 42nd |
| 2 | Dévoluy | 948 | 186 | 5 | 48th |
| 3 | Abriès-Ristolas | 378 | 159 | 2 | 79th |
| 4 | Vallouise-Pelvoux | 1,175 | 145 | 8 | 102nd |
| 5 | La Grave | 487 | 127 | 4 | 139th |
| 6 | Gap | 42,685 | 110 | 387 | 186th |
| 7 | Cervières | 206 | 110 | 2 | 190th |
| 8 | La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar | 121 | 108 | 1 | 197th |
| 9 | Champoléon | 149 | 99 | 2 | 237th |
| 10 | Orcières | 657 | 98 | 7 | 240th |
Most densely populated towns in the Hautes-Alpes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briançon | 11,744 | 28 | 418 | 2,179th |
| 2 | Gap | 42,685 | 110 | 387 | 2,326th |
| 3 | Mont-Dauphin | 166 | 0.6 | 286 | 3,154th |
| 4 | Embrun | 6,757 | 36 | 186 | 4,849th |
| 5 | La Saulce | 1,400 | 7.9 | 177 | 5,068th |
| 6 | Tallard | 2,350 | 15 | 156 | 5,761st |
| 7 | Laragne-Montéglin | 3,599 | 24 | 153 | 5,870th |
| 8 | La Freissinouse | 989 | 8.3 | 119 | 7,468th |
| 9 | Neffes | 835 | 8.4 | 100 | 8,747th |
| 10 | Chabottes | 989 | 10.0 | 99 | 8,792nd |
All towns in the Hautes-Alpes department (162)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Abriès-Ristolas (378)
- Aiguilles (380)
- Ancelle (1,038)
- Arvieux (348)
- Aspremont (370)
- Aspres-lès-Corps (103)
- Aspres-sur-Buëch (841)
- Aubessagne (753)
- Avançon (424)
- Baratier (662)
- Barcillonnette (149)
- Barret-sur-Méouge (197)
- Bréziers (234)
- Briançon (11,744)
- Buissard (190)
- Ceillac (270)
- Cervières (206)
- Chabestan (177)
- Chabottes (989)
- Champcella (185)
- Champoléon (149)
- Chanousse (39)
- Château-Ville-Vieille (314)
- Châteauneuf-d'Oze (32)
- Châteauroux-les-Alpes (1,269)
- Châteauvieux (560)
- Chorges (3,211)
- Crévoux (124)
- Crots (1,218)
- Dévoluy (948)
- Embrun (6,757)
- Éourres (154)
- Esparron (55)
- Espinasses (788)
- Étoile-Saint-Cyrice (23)
- Eygliers (905)
- Forest-Saint-Julien (359)
- Fouillouse (282)
- Freissinières (190)
- Furmeyer (173)
- Gap (42,685)
- Garde-Colombe (548)
- Guillestre (2,377)
- Jarjayes (478)
- L'Argentière-la-Bessée (2,356)
- L'Épine (206)
- La Bâtie-Montsaléon (308)
- La Bâtie-Neuve (2,699)
- La Bâtie-Vieille (348)
- La Beaume (159)
- La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (121)
- La Fare-en-Champsaur (490)
- La Faurie (291)
- La Freissinouse (989)
- La Grave (487)
- La Haute-Beaume (7)
- La Motte-en-Champsaur (212)
- La Piarre (85)
- La Roche-de-Rame (923)
- La Roche-des-Arnauds (1,732)
- La Rochette (482)
- La Salle-les-Alpes (929)
- La Saulce (1,400)
- Laragne-Montéglin (3,599)
- Lardier-et-Valença (398)
- Laye (262)
- Lazer (355)
- Le Bersac (147)
- Le Glaizil (180)
- Le Monêtier-les-Bains (947)
- Le Noyer (312)
- Le Poët (810)
- Le Saix (133)
- Le Sauze-du-Lac (160)
- Les Orres (522)
- Les Vigneaux (524)
- Lettret (196)
- Manteyer (517)
- Méreuil (108)
- Molines-en-Queyras (309)
- Monêtier-Allemont (304)
- Mont-Dauphin (166)
- Montbrand (76)
- Montclus (55)
- Montgardin (489)
- Montgenèvre (475)
- Montjay (104)
- Montmaur (548)
- Montrond (90)
- Moydans (42)
- Neffes (835)
- Névache (381)
- Nossage-et-Bénévent (11)
- Orcières (657)
- Orpierre (347)
- Oze (104)
- Pelleautier (895)
- Poligny (353)
- Prunières (322)
- Puy-Saint-André (487)
- Puy-Saint-Eusèbe (197)
- Puy-Saint-Pierre (536)
- Puy-Saint-Vincent (274)
- Puy-Sanières (292)
- Rabou (90)
- Rambaud (435)
- Réallon (243)
- Remollon (478)
- Réotier (231)
- Ribeyret (108)
- Risoul (679)
- Rochebrune (202)
- Rosans (525)
- Rousset-Serre-Ponçon (172)
- Saint-André-d'Embrun (722)
- Saint-André-de-Rosans (157)
- Saint-Apollinaire (214)
- Saint-Auban-d'Oze (79)
- Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (2,148)
- Saint-Chaffrey (1,544)
- Saint-Clément-sur-Durance (351)
- Saint-Crépin (731)
- Saint-Étienne-le-Laus (352)
- Saint-Firmin (479)
- Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard (117)
- Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas (1,202)
- Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne (140)
- Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur (390)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Cros (588)
- Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes (386)
- Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières (1,150)
- Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard (119)
- Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol (377)
- Saint-Pierre-Avez (36)
- Saint-Pierre-d'Argençon (150)
- Saint-Sauveur (493)
- Saint-Véran (166)
- Sainte-Colombe (67)
- Saléon (82)
- Salérans (79)
- Savines-le-Lac (1,148)
- Savournon (248)
- Serres (1,325)
- Sigottier (85)
- Sigoyer (763)
- Sorbiers (50)
- Tallard (2,350)
- Théus (236)
- Trescléoux (302)
- Upaix (504)
- Val Buëch-Méouge (1,381)
- Val-des-Prés (606)
- Valdoule (209)
- Vallouise-Pelvoux (1,175)
- Valserres (295)
- Vars (600)
- Ventavon (592)
- Veynes (3,361)
- Villar-d'Arêne (310)
- Villar-Loubière (31)
- Villar-Saint-Pancrace (1,462)
- Vitrolles (222)
Other departments in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 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.