Cadenet grades C overall: better than 27% of compared French towns, and #19 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 76% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Cadenet 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 Cadenet.
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Cadenet cost more than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,585/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Cadenet sell for €3,843/m² and apartments for €2,479/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.19/m² a month, above both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market here: 183 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,585/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cadenet€3,585/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,843/m²
143
Apartments
€2,479/m²
40
€13.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.34 to €16.84/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.92/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
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Cadenet is above 79% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Cadenet is Chi site de Pertuis, 6.8 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 553 residents of Cadenet died, against 463 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. In Vaucluse, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Cadenet · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site de Pertuis
6.8 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
Cadenet has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each
9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Cadenet went to work by public transport. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,260 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Cadenet, 0.7 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Cadenet: 17% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Cadenet is Église paroissiale Saint-Etienne et son presbytère. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Cadenet than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: 36% of adults
25% of residents are 65 or over, above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Cadenet have a median age of 46. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
46median age
CadenetVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Cadenet than in 52% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Cadenet, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 88 offenses recorded here. Graded property crimes ran at 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.6 (2023–2025 average).
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Burglary15
Family violence12
Vehicle theft11
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence28
Drug use24
Fraud21
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.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
88
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.6%
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 · For sexual violence 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, 4.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Monument au Tambour d'Arcole: Photo: Chouca · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église paroissiale Saint-Etienne et son presbytère: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cadenet
Is Cadenet safe?
It grades B− for safety, #21 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Cadenet good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #9 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cadenet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Cadenet grades C− for cost of living.
About Cadenet
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cadenet is a commune of 4,363 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.
