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A town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, home to 319 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lagarde-Paréol has none. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Lagarde-Paréol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lagarde-Paréol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, in Uchaux, 2.4 mi away.
12% 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 Lagarde-Paréol.
27% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 38% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lagarde-Paréol | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,310 a year. 8.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lagarde-Paréol holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor SchoelcherNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 86%−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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Lagarde-Paréol.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Lagarde-Paréol. Best known first.
GardenHarmas de Jean-Henri Fabre4.5 km south, in Sérignan-du-Comtat
MuseumLe Naturoptère4.4 km south, in Sérignan-du-ComtatChâteauChâteauCastellas d'Uchaux3.9 km west, in UchauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochegude2.9 km northwest, in RochegudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Derboux4.6 km northwest, in MondragonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Massillan4.7 km west, in UchauxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Lagarde-Paréol 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 Lagarde-Paréol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagarde-Paréol | 319 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 2,656 | 2.1 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 2,939 | 2.6 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 4,533 | 4.4 | C | C+ | A | C− |
| Piolenc | 5,718 | 5.4 | C | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Mornas | 2,569 | 5.7 | D− | C+ | D− | B− |
| Mondragon | 3,833 | 6.5 | D | C+ | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lagarde-Paréol is a commune of 319 people in the Communauté de communes Aygues-Ouvèze en Provence (CCAOP). 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.