Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 437 people, lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Roque-sur-Pernes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 38% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things La Roque-sur-Pernes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Roque-sur-Pernes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église et le bâtiment (couloir voûté en plein cintre) qui la relie au baptistère, in Venasque, 2.2 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Roque-sur-Pernes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Comtadin du Cycle4.3 km northwest, in Pernes-les-Fontaines
MuseumConservatoire du costume comtadin4.6 km northwest, in Pernes-les-FontainesFortFortRemparts de Pernes-les-Fontaines4.6 km northwest, in Pernes-les-FontainesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Garde-des-Champs de Saint-Didier3.4 km north, in Saint-DidierFortFortEnceinte romaine de Venasque3.7 km northeast, in VenasquePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roque-sur-Pernes.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. 7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 40% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| La Roque-sur-Pernes | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 9.2%. Jobs based in La Roque-sur-Pernes number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
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.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles DocheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 87%−5 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.
The market in La Roque-sur-Pernes: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 87% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Roque-sur-Pernes 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 Roque-sur-Pernes 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 Roque-sur-Pernes | 437 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 10,504 | 3.2 | C− | D | B+ | C+ |
| Velleron | 3,168 | 4.2 | — | D | — | C |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 20,244 | 4.8 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Mazan | 6,285 | 5.1 | B− | C | A | B− |
| Carpentras | 31,619 | 6.1 | D | C+ | C− | C |
| Le Thor | 8,882 | 6.6 | C+ | C− | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roque-sur-Pernes is a commune of 437 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 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.