Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 3,565 residents and lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Where it does best is jobs & income (A) — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. Its weakest is schools — brevet results 5.2 points below the expected rate. Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne 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.
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The one thing Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Alphonse Tavan, born in 1833, is the one person born in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, 85.4% passed the brevet, between Vaucluse’s towns (83.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 4.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 189 | 79%−8 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 sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments. Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne recorded 98 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.59/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,128/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children are 16% of the town. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 44% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 423 residents of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne died, against 398 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut, 6.9 mi away. The town has 4 family doctors.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
The graded crime recorded most in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne was criminal damage (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 1.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9. In 2025, 28 offenses were recorded locally.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 29.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Thouzon3.9 km northeast, in Le Thor
Monastery or conventChartreuse de Bonpas4.6 km south, in Caumont-sur-DuranceChâteauChâteauChâteau du Thor3.9 km east, in Le ThorAttractionAttractionCaravelle Guyane4.5 km southwest, in AvignonMuseumMuseumMusée Pierre Salinger2.3 km east, in Le ThorPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
Alphonse Tavan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is a commune of 3,565 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne | 3,565 | — | — | C− | — | B− |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 5,206 | 2.2 | C | D | B | B |
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 5,667 | 2.3 | C− | D | B | C+ |
| Morières-lès-Avignon | 9,019 | 2.3 | D | D | B− | C+ |
| Le Thor | 8,882 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | B+ | C− |
| Vedène | 11,974 | 3.7 | C− | D | B− | A− |
| Le Pontet | 18,386 | 4.6 | C− | C | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #29 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne grades C− for cost of living.
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 November 8, 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.
