Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Who lives here
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse has fewer young adults than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24
12% are under 15, below Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree. The middle age in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is 52.5.
52.5median age
Fontaine-de-VaucluseVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Old homes shape Fontaine-de-Vaucluse: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse has higher unemployment than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 18.4%
At the census, 15.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse counts 2.3 jobs (550 jobs, 250 workers). Median disposable income comes to €24,710 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, 2.3 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 74% of sales, apartments for the rest. 19 houses and apartments changed hands in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.83/m² a month.
€13.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse€13.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€13.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.88 to €16.82/m² a month)
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune of 585 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. 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
Population
585 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
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.
