Gordes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 18.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gordes 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gordes.
Who lives here
An older town: 44% of people in Gordes are 65 or over, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
Graduates make up 37% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.5% of residents, below Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Add to that, 8.1% of residents are children under 15.
61.7median age
GordesVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Gordes sells for €6,367/m², more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.53/m² a month, above both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €10.83/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 110 homes in Gordes.
€6,367/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gordes€6,367/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,367/m²
106
€13.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.88 to €16.82/m² a month)
18.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Gordes records more crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
All told, Gordes had 39 recorded offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Gordes (850 to 650): it draws people in from around. Graded property crimes ran at 29.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.1 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most here was burglary (2025).
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary19
Theft from vehicles14
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence22
Fraud20
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 17.2% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Gordes run below what its ages would predict: 75 per 100 expected, fewer than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Gordes has one family doctor. The nearest emergency department to Gordes is Chi de Cavaillon Lauris, 8.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 365 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 340, 7% fewer. Also worth knowing: in Vaucluse, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Gordes · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Gordes is better off than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,610 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Gordes didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 3.0% of working residents in Gordes to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
850
jobs based in Gordes, 1.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Gordes: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Gordes counts 48 protected monuments, above Vaucluse’s towns (5.3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments here is Abbaye de Sénanque (ancienne). The protected list starts in the 12th century. This Vaucluse town has 8 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level.
Village de Bories: Photo: Jean-Marc Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin des Bouillons: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain · Hôtel Saint-Firmin, ancien hôtel Gaudin de Lancier: Photo: Jean-Marc Rosier http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gordes
Is Gordes safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gordes good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gordes expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gordes grades D− for cost of living.
About Gordes
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gordes is a commune of 1,661 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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
1,661 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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.
