Households here earn well: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for walkability. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Lourmarin 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 Lourmarin 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 Lourmarin.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Lourmarin costs more than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €5,264/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.84/m² a month, above both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.14/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 67% were houses.
€5,264/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lourmarin€5,264/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,774/m²
36
€14.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €18.74/m² a month)
15.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Lourmarin, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 6%, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a third of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
57.2median age
LourmarinVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Lourmarin run higher than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,410 a year per consumption unit
16.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Lourmarin didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 10.2% are unemployed.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot12%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Lourmarin, 1.1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Lourmarin is above 61% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Lourmarin. The nearest emergency department to Lourmarin is Ch Avignon Antenne Smur site Ch D Apt, 7.5 mi away. 134 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 8% below. Life expectancy in Vaucluse: 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Lourmarin · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Avignon Antenne Smur site Ch D Apt
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site de Pertuis
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Lourmarin is rich in protected monuments: 69 per 10,000 residents, more than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Lourmarin is Fontaine publique. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Lourmarin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Lourmarin (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.7 cases of violence against people and 25.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 23 offenses were recorded in the town.
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Theft from vehicles11
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence19
Fraud12
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.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
41.2%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (41.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Fontaine publique: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de Girard: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Atelier de forge (ancien): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Corrée: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lourmarin
Is Lourmarin safe?
Lourmarin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Lourmarin good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lourmarin expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lourmarin grades D− for cost of living.
About Lourmarin
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lourmarin is a commune of 1,020 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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
1,020 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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.
