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BuouxVaucluse

A town of 104 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Population
104
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.50
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Buoux a good place to live?

Buoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Buoux stand out

The 2 things Buoux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
33%2%BuouxMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
33% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
35%22%BuouxMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Fort (vestiges du)
Fort (vestiges du) · Classé · Photo: David Surtees · CC BY 2.0
Buoux’s story

Buoux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Buoux: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1968.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1968First protected: Gisement préhistorique (parcelle)
  • 2005Most recently protected: Ancienne église Sainte-Marie, actuelle chapelle du cimetière
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Fort de Buoux and 14 more in and around Buoux

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Buoux. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionFort de Buouxin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buouxin townAttractionAttractionBoriein townAttractionAttractionBoriein townAttractionAttractionEscalier Dérobéin townChâteauChâteauLe Fort de la Rochein town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buoux.

Who lives here

Buoux is a graduates’ town: 52% hold a degree, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns

Buoux sits above both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town.

57.7median age
BuouxVaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education52%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buoux
BuouxVaucluse medianFrance median
Under 1512%17%17%
15–246.3%9.7%11%
25–4415%23%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+35%23%22%
No diploma10%19%19%
CAP or BEP14%26%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education52%30%30%
Full pageBuoux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.7 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds50 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad8.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Buoux?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Buoux: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Buoux above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Buoux: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Buoux is Gisement préhistorique (parcelle).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1968
first monument protected
Full pageBuoux’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap4 historic monumentsClassé3 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Buoux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Buoux has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each

5.1% of Buoux’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 74% drove.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Buoux, 0.7 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBuoux’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Buoux is €12.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Buoux€12.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.73 to €16.05/m² a month)
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBuoux’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€12.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buoux

12pages on Buoux
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing2 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions7 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.7History4 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Buoux: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Classé
Gisement préhistorique (parcelle)Archaeological site · Prehistory
Ancienne église Sainte-Marie, actuelle chapelle du cimetièreChapel · 15th c.
Photo credits

Ancienne église Sainte-Marie, actuelle chapelle du cimetière: Photo: Ludo29 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Buoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buoux yet.

How we find them →

Buoux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vaucluse →
AptGargasLaurisCadenetSaint-Saturnin-lès-AptLa Roque-d'AnthéronAptGargasLaurisCadenetSaint-Saturnin-lès-AptLa Roque-d'AnthéronBuoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buoux104—————
Apt10,1433.4DCC−C+
Gargas3,0354.7—D—A
Lauris3,9216.5C+D−A+C
Cadenet4,3636.8CC−B−C−
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt3,0047.3—C−—C+
La Roque-d'Anthéron Bouches-du-Rhône5,4598.7B+DBA+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Buoux

Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Buoux is a commune of 104 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

Population
104 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-Luberon
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
84023

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 October 30, 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.