People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,009/m² takes 7.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sud Luberon. Work and incomes lag (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Bastide-des-Jourdans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Bastide-des-Jourdans 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.
Chapelle Notre-Dame: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bastide-des-Jourdans.
HousingCost of living C−
A home in La Bastide-des-Jourdans sells for €3,009/m², more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
€3,009/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.24/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.84/m² a month, above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Bastide-des-Jourdans recorded 58 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Bastide-des-Jourdans€3,009/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,190/m²
52
€12.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.09 to €16.35/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud Luberon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in La Bastide-des-Jourdans, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in La Bastide-des-Jourdans. The nearest emergency department to La Bastide-des-Jourdans is Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli, 9.1 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 116 residents of La Bastide-des-Jourdans died, against 142 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. In Vaucluse, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in La Bastide-des-Jourdans · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Manosque Louis Raffalli
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site de Pertuis
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
2 historic monuments in La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 1 classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Bastide-des-Jourdans is Chapelle Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of La Bastide-des-Jourdans, above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
42.4median age
A third of adults hold a degree, above both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). La Bastide-des-Jourdans has a median age of 42.4. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town.
La Bastide-des-JourdansVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Bastide-des-Jourdans than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in La Bastide-des-Jourdans to work at the census. The median disposable income was €26,120 a year per consumption unit, in line with Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 10.2% are unemployed.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 0.3 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
La Bastide-des-Jourdans is a commune of 1,760 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Luberon. 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
1,760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Luberon
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.7 km²)
INSEE code
84009
La Bastide-des-Jourdans’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Bastide-des-Jourdans
Is La Bastide-des-Jourdans safe?
La Bastide-des-Jourdans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Bastide-des-Jourdans expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Bastide-des-Jourdans grades C− for cost of living.
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.
