Le Thor grades C+ overall: better than 35% of compared French towns, and #11 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,967/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Le Thor 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 Le Thor.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Thor run higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. Adjusted mortality in Le Thor: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 861 residents of Le Thor died, against 740 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Le Thor is Chi de Cavaillon Lauris, 6.5 mi away.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Le Thor · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,967/m², comes from 261 sales of houses and apartments in Le Thor from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Le Thor goes for €3,068/m², an apartment for €2,727/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.97/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²).
€2,967/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Thor€2,967/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,068/m²
190
Apartments
€2,727/m²
71
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.36 to €16.23/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Le Thor than in 73% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Le Thor, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Le Thor show 158 offenses in 2025.
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Burglary36
Family violence17
Vehicle theft15
Other physical violence12
Sexual violence11
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud75
Theft without violence39
Drug use19
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
158
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.6%
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 armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
5 historic monuments in Le Thor, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Per 10,000 residents, Le Thor counts 5.6 protected monuments.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Le Thor has a median age of 45.2 years. Degrees are held by 32% of adults.
45.2median age
Le ThorVaucluse 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 BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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+
Le Thor has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.7 for each
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,470 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment runs at 11.1%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,700
jobs based in Le Thor, 0.7 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Château du Thor: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monastère fortifié de Thouzon (ancien): Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de l'Horloge: Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Remparts (restes des): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Le Thor
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Thor as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Thor
Is Le Thor safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #11 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Thor good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #7 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Thor expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,967/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Thor grades C− for cost of living.
About Le Thor
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Thor is a commune of 8,882 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. 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
8,882 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
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.
