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The town, home to 488 people, lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Crillon-le-Brave falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 39% of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Crillon-le-Brave does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Crillon-le-Brave; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
Crillon-le-Brave has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Michel: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crillon-le-Brave.
Among adults, 41% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Crillon-le-Brave | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 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 oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.4% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 200 residents in work, Crillon-le-Brave has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. 5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 5.8% of working residents in Crillon-le-Brave didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month. Sales in Crillon-le-Brave from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Crillon-le-Brave. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Crillon-le-Brave as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Crillon-le-Brave is a commune of 488 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crillon-le-Brave | 488 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caromb | 3,479 | 2 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Bédoin | 3,106 | 2.2 | — | D | — | A− |
| Mazan | 6,285 | 4.4 | B− | C | A | B− |
| Malaucène | 2,758 | 4.5 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Aubignan | 5,981 | 6 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
| Carpentras | 31,619 | 6.2 | D | C+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 4, 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.