Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 454 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Faucon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Faucon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Faucon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Hyacinthe Richaud, born in 1757, is the one person born in Faucon before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faucon.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Faucon has a median age of 49.1 years. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Faucon | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Faucon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,230 a year. At the census, 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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 Faucon is 99.0%, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 3.1 mi away.
| 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.
The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Faucon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Faucon. Best known first.
Faucon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré Saint-Germain: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Faucon.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Faucon is a commune of 454 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) · 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 October 30, 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.