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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crestet.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Crestet than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
That puts Crestet below both Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
52.9median age
CrestetVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 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
History
Crestet keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Crestet is above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Crestet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Crestet is Domaine de l'atelier de Claude et François Stahly.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Crestet than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,210 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Crestet comes below both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Crestet has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Crestet, 0.7 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Crestet
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Crestet is a commune of 415 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
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.
