Ansouis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 9 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ansouis with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ansouis.
Schools
Brevet results near Ansouis run high: 100.0% passed, above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Ansouis is 96.8%, above Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 83% of 30 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Ansouis cost more than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,200/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.67/m² a month, above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Ansouis: 37 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€4,200/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ansouis€4,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,230/m²
35
€13.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.08 to €16.87/m² a month)
10.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud Luberon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Ansouis are out of work than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.9%
For its 500 residents in work, Ansouis has 250 jobs: 0.6 each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Ansouis, 0.6 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Ansouis sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 91 in Vaucluse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Vaucluse live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 80 residents of Ansouis died, against 95 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. One GP practises locally.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ansouis · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site de Pertuis
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site de Pertuis
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Ansouis, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, near Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 40% of adults. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
51.7median age
AnsouisVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ansouis
Is Ansouis safe?
Ansouis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ansouis good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Val de Durance - Henri Silvy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ansouis expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ansouis grades D for cost of living.
About Ansouis
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ansouis is a commune of 1,064 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Luberon. 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
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.
