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Population 4,362: a town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Recorded crime is low: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a B− overall, Cheval-Blanc is better than 52% of compared French towns and ranks #5 of 38 in Vaucluse. The weak point is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Cheval-Blanc does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cheval-Blanc 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cheval-Blanc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Véran, in Orgon, 2.6 mi away.
15% 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 Cheval-Blanc.
Cheval-Blanc’s tally for 2025: 50 recorded offenses. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Cheval-Blanc (2025).
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· Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 18.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.34/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 87% were houses. 105 houses and apartments changed hands in Cheval-Blanc from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,442/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #18 of 36 in Vaucluse. At the lycées within 5 km of Cheval-Blanc, 91.6% passed the bac, in line with Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mont-SauvyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 87%+2 pts |
| Lycée Ismaël DauphinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Alexandre DumasBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 120 | 81%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 8.2%. Cheval-Blanc holds 850 jobs; 1,900 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.
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.
Life expectancy at birth in Vaucluse is 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 476 residents of Cheval-Blanc died, against 487 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Cheval-Blanc is Chi de Cavaillon Lauris, 3.4 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Children are 16% of the town. Ages in Cheval-Blanc split evenly at 48.8: half are older, half younger. Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, above Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cheval-Blanc | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Cheval-Blanc. Best known first.
Nothing in Cheval-Blanc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cheval-Blanc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheval-Blanc | 4,362 | — | B− | D | A | B |
| Orgon Bouches-du-Rhône | 2,762 | 2.1 | D | C− | C | D |
| Cavaillon | 25,636 | 3.3 | D | C | C | C− |
| Sénas Bouches-du-Rhône | 6,925 | 3.9 | D | D | C | B− |
| Plan-d'Orgon Bouches-du-Rhône | 3,573 | 3.9 | D | D | C | D |
| Robion | 4,816 | 3.9 | C+ | D | A+ | B |
| Mollégès Bouches-du-Rhône | 2,647 | 6.2 | — | D | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #3 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #18 of 36 in Vaucluse. The lycée stands out: 95% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ismaël Dauphin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.66/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cheval-Blanc grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cheval-Blanc is a commune of 4,362 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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
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.