Where it falls short is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. 44% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bonnieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bonnieux 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 Bonnieux.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Bonnieux cost more than in both Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,782/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.84/m² a month, above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 76% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.80/m² a month.
€3,782/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonnieux€3,782/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,881/m²
53
€14.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €18.74/m² a month)
11.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-Luberon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Bonnieux’s ages would predict, 117 per 100 expected, above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 145 deaths in Bonnieux from 2016 to 2025; there were 170, 17% more. Average lifespans in Vaucluse: 85.7 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: this Vaucluse town has one family doctor.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bonnieux · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Avignon Antenne Smur site Ch D Apt
13.5 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
Few people in Bonnieux are 15 to 24: 6.2%, fewer than in both Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Children are 13% of the town. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
53.9median age
BonnieuxVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bonnieux keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Bonnieux is Église haute. Per 10,000 residents, Bonnieux counts 50 protected monuments, above Vaucluse’s towns (5.3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer people in Bonnieux are out of work than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.3%
For its 500 residents in work, Bonnieux has 450 jobs: 0.8 each. Just over a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The median disposable income was €24,910 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Bonnieux, 0.8 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
Église haute: Photo: Richard Weil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prieuré de Saint-Symphorien: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Récollets, dit aussi couvent d'O: Photo: Leo's Ferienwelt · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonnieux
Is Bonnieux safe?
Bonnieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 20.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Is Bonnieux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bonnieux grades D− for cost of living.
About Bonnieux
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bonnieux is a commune of 1,198 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-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.
