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This town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 1,177.
Where it does best is schools — bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Its weakest subject is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. At €3,063/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Entrechaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Entrechaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Entrechaux 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.
Entrechaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Entrechaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de l'atelier de Claude et François Stahly, in Crestet, 2.8 mi away.
14% 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 Entrechaux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 122 residents of Entrechaux died, against 113 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. At birth, a girl in Vaucluse can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Entrechaux is Smur Ch Orange site Vaison la Romaine, 3.1 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,590 a year per consumption unit, near Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Entrechaux is 99.0%, above both Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph d'ArbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 144 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée Stéphane HesselNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 108 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,063/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Entrechaux between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold in the town. Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,063/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 16% of residents. The age that splits Entrechaux in two is 48.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Entrechaux | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 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 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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 Entrechaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Entrechaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Entrechaux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrechaux | 1,177 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Malaucène | 2,758 | 3 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 6,058 | 3.5 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Bédoin | 3,106 | 7.4 | — | D | — | A− |
| Caromb | 3,479 | 7.9 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Nyons Drôme | 6,816 | 9.6 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Aubignan | 5,981 | 9.9 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Entrechaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 16.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,063/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Entrechaux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Entrechaux is a commune of 1,177 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
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 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.