Courthézon grades C overall: better than 27% of compared French towns, and #18 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,343/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orange en Provence. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Courthézon 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 Courthézon.
Schools
Schools around Courthézon do less well than those of 97% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Courthézon, below both Vaucluse’s towns (83.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #36 of 36 in Vaucluse. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Courthézon: 15% 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Courthézon counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Fortifications de la ville. For its size, Courthézon has 7.8 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Courthézon is lower than in 72% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Courthézon. Police and gendarmerie recorded 104 offenses locally in 2025.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Burglary22
Family violence18
Vehicle theft14
Theft from vehicles13
Other physical violence6
Fraud26
Theft without violence25
Drug use24
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
104
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
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 · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
For cost of living, Courthézon gets a C
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,343/m², comes from 174 sales of houses and apartments in Courthézon from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Courthézon goes for €2,600/m², an apartment for €1,820/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.20/m² a month, below Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€2,343/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courthézon€2,343/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,600/m²
135
Apartments
€1,820/m²
39
€11.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.05 to €13.87/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.34/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 C+
Fewer people in Courthézon are out of work than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.1%
Per resident in work, Courthézon counts 0.7 jobs (1,950 jobs, 2,950 workers). At the census, 8.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,110 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
1,950
jobs based in Courthézon, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Half the people of Courthézon are older than 42.9.
42.9median age
CourthézonVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Courthézon sees more deaths than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Courthézon has 5 family doctors. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Courthézon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 621 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 631, 2% more. 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.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Courthézon · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
5.1 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
Fortifications de la ville: Photo: Jeanlouiszimmermann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien château de Val-Seille, aujourd'hui mairie: Photo: Jean-Marc Rosier http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain · Fontaine Bellecroix: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courthézon
Is Courthézon safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #12 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Courthézon good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Courthézon expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,343/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Courthézon grades C for cost of living.
About Courthézon
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Courthézon is a commune of 6,426 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.
