A town of contrasts. The local economy is weaker than most (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #13 of 38 in Vaucluse. That leaves it better than a third of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Jonquières 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 Jonquières.
Safety
For crime per resident, Jonquières sits below 89% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Jonquières (2025). In 2025, 53 offenses were recorded in the town. Police and gendarmerie recorded 53 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence18
Burglary13
Fraud29
Theft without violence15
Drug use13
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 12.8% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
The middle sale price in Jonquières: €2,726/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.28/m² a month, about level with Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Jonquières from July 2023 to June 2026: 137 houses and apartments.
€2,726/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Jonquières€2,726/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,788/m²
121
€11.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.50 to €13.39/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays d'Orange en Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Jonquières is above 76% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 575 residents of Jonquières died, against 449 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. Its care home for older people (116 places) counts its residents as Jonquières’; allowing for it, deaths were 2% below expected. Life expectancy at birth in Vaucluse is 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Jonquières · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
4.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Jonquières are under 15, more than in both Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.7% of residents. Ages in Jonquières split evenly at 42.8: half are older, half younger.
42.8median age
JonquièresVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Only 6.5% of commuters in Jonquières go to work without a car, fewer than in both Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,920 a year. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Jonquières didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, lower than Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Jonquières, 0.5 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Jonquières
Is Jonquières safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Is Jonquières expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Jonquières grades C− for cost of living.
About Jonquières
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Jonquières is a commune of 5,201 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orange en Provence. 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
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.
