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The town has 2,486 residents and lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Loriol-du-Comtat’s lowest grade is for cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Loriol-du-Comtat 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 Loriol-du-Comtat 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.
Loriol-du-Comtat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loriol-du-Comtat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
Heritage and museums in and near Loriol-du-Comtat. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Comtadin-Duplessis3.7 km southeast, in CarpentrasMuseumMuseumBibliothèque Inguimbertine4.1 km southeast, in CarpentrasMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien couvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Carpentras3.7 km southeast, in CarpentrasFortFortPorte d'Orange de Carpentras3.7 km southeast, in CarpentrasHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Carpentras3.9 km southeast, in CarpentrasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loriol-du-Comtat.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.38/m² a month, above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Loriol-du-Comtat: 73 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,087/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 4.1% 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 11.0%.
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 2.2 mi away. At the three general lycées, 96% of 692 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse DaudetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 61%−10 pts |
| Lycée Marie Pila PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 160 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Marie Pila (Garçons) PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 91 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 9.2% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Loriol-du-Comtat. 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. 180 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 197: 9% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Loriol-du-Comtat has a median age of 47.6. Under 15: 17% of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, about level with both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Loriol-du-Comtat | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Loriol-du-Comtat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Pont-aqueduc des Cinq-Cantons (ouvrage d'art du canal de Carpentras): Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Talaud: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Loriol-du-Comtat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loriol-du-Comtat | 2,486 | — | — | D | — | C+ |
| Aubignan | 5,981 | 2 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
| Sarrians | 5,792 | 2.3 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Carpentras | 31,619 | 2.4 | D | C+ | C− | C |
| Monteux | 13,301 | 2.8 | D | C− | C+ | C |
| Caromb | 3,479 | 5.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Althen-des-Paluds | 2,960 | 5.5 | — | D | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Loriol-du-Comtat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 11.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 160 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Pila in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Loriol-du-Comtat grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Loriol-du-Comtat is a commune of 2,486 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) · 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.