Malaucène grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #23 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,371/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE). Its strongest is walkability (B+): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Malaucène 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 Malaucène.
HealthHealth C−
Malaucène’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Malaucène records 98 deaths per 100 expected, above both Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 558 residents of Malaucène died, against 420 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Malaucène · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Smur Ch Orange site Vaison la Romaine
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Malaucène skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
Malaucène sits above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents.
51.5median age
MalaucèneVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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 C−
Unemployment in Malaucène, 13.4%, runs above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Malaucène above both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,100 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
800
jobs based in Malaucène, 0.8 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Malaucène costs less than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.67/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Malaucène is below both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,371/m², comes from 113 sales of houses and apartments in Malaucène from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,371/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Malaucène€2,371/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,678/m²
92
€10.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €13.74/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Malaucène keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Malaucène comes above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Malaucène: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Malaucène is Église Saint-Michel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Malaucène has more crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 39 offenses in the graded categories in Malaucène in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 17.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary25
Criminal damage14
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence25
Fraud22
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.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Malaucène
Is Malaucène safe?
It grades B− for safety, #24 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Is Malaucène expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Malaucène grades C for cost of living.
About Malaucène
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Malaucène is a commune of 2,758 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
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.
