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This town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has a population of 929.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Bastidonne out for now. Homes sell for a median €3,597/m².
The one thing La Bastidonne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bastidonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Romégas, in La Tour-d'Aigues, 2.1 mi away.
15% 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 La Bastidonne.
19% are under 15, above both Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Bastidonne | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 250 jobs are based in La Bastidonne, for 450 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 88%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
34 houses and apartments changed hands in La Bastidonne from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were just over four fifths of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.78/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near La Bastidonne. Best known first.
Nothing in La Bastidonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Bastidonne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bastidonne | 929 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Tour-d'Aigues | 4,405 | 2.2 | B+ | C− | A− | B− |
| Pertuis | 19,548 | 3.1 | B | D | C+ | A− |
| Peyrolles-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône | 5,409 | 3.9 | C− | D | C+ | A− |
| Meyrargues Bouches-du-Rhône | 3,847 | 4.8 | C− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Jouques Bouches-du-Rhône | 4,547 | 5.7 | B− | D | A− | B |
| Villelaure | 3,398 | 6.7 | — | D | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Bastidonne is a commune of 929 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.