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A town of 448 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Gigondas: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 28% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Gigondas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gigondas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Notre-Dame-d'Aubune, in Beaumes-de-Venise, 3 mi away.
29% 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 Gigondas.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 14% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gigondas | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Gigondas has 400 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.9 per worker. No commute at all: 12.8% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Of the homes sold, 86% were houses. Gigondas recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gigondas. Best known first.
Nothing in Gigondas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Gigondas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigondas | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubignan | 5,981 | 4.9 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
| Sarrians | 5,792 | 5.6 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Jonquières | 5,201 | 5.6 | C | C− | A | C− |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 4,533 | 6.2 | C | C+ | A | C− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 6,058 | 6.6 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Caromb | 3,479 | 6.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gigondas is a commune of 448 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
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.