Bédarrides grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #30 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 4.4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,495/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bédarrides 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Bédarrides’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 645 residents of Bédarrides died, against 596 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Its care home for older people (98 places) counts its residents as Bédarrides’; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bédarrides · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer people in Bédarrides are out of work than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.8%
Bédarrides sits below both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Bédarrides has 900 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 6.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Bédarrides, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Bédarrides has less crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 114 offenses in the graded categories in Bédarrides in 2025. For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.2% of the index here.
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Family violence25
Burglary24
Other physical violence19
Sexual violence14
Fraud33
Theft without violence29
Drug use12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
114
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
9.1% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 9.7% and 23% in the median compared commune of Vaucluse. 29% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Vaucluse 30%, France 30%).
43.1median age
BédarridesVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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 Bédarrides
Is Bédarrides safe?
It grades B− for safety, #20 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bédarrides good?
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns and #32 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bédarrides expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bédarrides grades C for cost of living.
About Bédarrides
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bédarrides is a commune of 5,671 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat. 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.
