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A town of 1,129 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Cairanne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,745/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Cairanne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cairanne 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Cairanne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine des Mascarons, in Séguret, 4.8 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cairanne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.7 mi away. The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor SchoelcherNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 86%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,745/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Cairanne from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 83% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €10.62/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.5% of the town, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cairanne | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,320 a year per consumption unit, above Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cairanne’s deaths ran at 86 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Vaucluse’s towns (91). 86 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 100: 14% below. The nearest emergency department to Cairanne is Smur Ch Orange site Vaison la Romaine, 7.2 mi away. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Vaucluse can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Cairanne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Cairanne.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairanne | 1,129 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 2,656 | 2.4 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 2,939 | 5 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 4,533 | 5.3 | C | C+ | A | C− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 6,058 | 7 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Jonquières | 5,201 | 7.7 | C | C− | A | C− |
| Orange | 29,706 | 8.8 | C− | C | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cairanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 16.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,745/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cairanne grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cairanne is a commune of 1,129 people in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.