Households here earn well (A−): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+). Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Châteauneuf-du-Pape 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 Châteauneuf-du-Pape 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 Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
HousingCost of living D
A home in Châteauneuf-du-Pape sells for €2,930/m², more than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €12.22/m² a month, in line with Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,930/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-du-Pape€2,930/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,195/m²
36
€12.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.84 to €15.18/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays d'Orange en Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is better off than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,270 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 14.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Châteauneuf-du-Pape has a higher adjusted death rate than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape records 94 deaths per 100 expected, near Vaucluse’s towns (91) and higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 290 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 367, 26% more. The nearest emergency department to Châteauneuf-du-Pape is Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange, 6.4 mi away. There is one general practitioner in the town.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châteauneuf-du-Pape · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is Chapelle Saint-Théodoric. On the Culture ministry’s list, Châteauneuf-du-Pape counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 14% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Châteauneuf-du-Pape are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. Line up the people of Châteauneuf-du-Pape by age and the one in the middle is 45.7.
45.7median age
Châteauneuf-du-PapeVaucluse 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 BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Châteauneuf-du-Pape has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The police record for Châteauneuf-du-Pape lists 25 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.3 cases of violence against people and 10.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Jobs outnumber working residents in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (1,250 to 950): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence21
Fraud18
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
47.7%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 47.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Is Châteauneuf-du-Pape safe?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteauneuf-du-Pape good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteauneuf-du-Pape expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteauneuf-du-Pape grades D for cost of living.
About Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a commune of 2,050 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orange en Provence. 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.
