Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,913 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is its strong suit — an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #21 of 38 in Vaucluse. That leaves it better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for walkability.
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) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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.
Each subject compares Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Bastide de Trévouze: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue sell for €2,830/m² and apartments for €2,369/m². 277 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: for a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.24/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,830/m² | 189 |
| Apartments | €2,369/m² | 88 |
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 239 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest general lycée is 5.2 mi away. Schools rank #22 of 36 in Vaucluse.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Denis DiderotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 83%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Domaine d'EguillesNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 128 | 78%−5 pts |
| Collège Marie Rivier PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 98%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The police record for Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue lists 168 offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Before 1919: that is when 8% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue didn’t travel to work at all. 8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,000 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The middle age in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is 43.9. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. 22% of residents have reached 65.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 812 deaths in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue from 2016 to 2025; there were 773, 5% fewer. Its care home for older people (68 places) counts its residents as Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. There are 8 general practitioners locally. In Vaucluse, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue. Best known first.
Theme parkParc Spirou4.4 km northeast, in MonteuxHistoric houseHistoric housePalais des papes de Sorgues4.3 km west, in SorguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brantes3.8 km west, in SorguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Hubert4.3 km west, in SorguesTheme parkTheme parkWave Island4.2 km northeast, in MonteuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is a commune of 8,913 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 8,913 | — | C− | D | B | B− |
| Althen-des-Paluds | 2,960 | 1.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Vedène | 11,974 | 2 | C− | D | B− | A− |
| Sorgues | 19,006 | 2.5 | D | C | C− | C |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon | 5,206 | 3 | C | D | B | B |
| Bédarrides | 5,671 | 3.1 | D | C | B− | C+ |
| Le Pontet | 18,386 | 4.2 | C− | C | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #18 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #22 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.62/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue grades D for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.