Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
332 residents make their home in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Vachères isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 41% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up two in five residents.
The 2 things Vachères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vachères as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle avec son clocher, in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, 4 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vachères is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vachères.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are two fifths of the population. Among adults, 41% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vachères | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Vachères, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,690 a year per consumption unit.
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 16 homes in Vachères.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Vachères. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vachères yet.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vachères is a commune of 332 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachères | 332 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forcalquier | 5,222 | 7.3 | B | D | B | B |
| Pierrevert | 3,945 | 9.8 | B | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Manosque | 22,718 | 10 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Volx | 3,243 | 11 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Villeneuve | 4,360 | 12 | C− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Sainte-Tulle | 3,558 | 12 | C− | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.