Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,915 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Maubec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Maubec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Maubec 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Maubec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (restes du), in Oppède, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maubec.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Maubec above both Vaucluse’s towns (€2,616/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,890/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Maubec is above Vaucluse’s towns (83.5%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vallée du CalavonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 87%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Maubec comes above both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). 15% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Maubec | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 143 residents of Maubec died, against 160 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
For Maubec, that is above both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Maubec. Best known first.
Nothing in Maubec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Maubec.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maubec | 1,915 | — | — | D | — | B− |
| Robion | 4,816 | 1.6 | C+ | D | A+ | B |
| Cheval-Blanc | 4,362 | 4.7 | B− | D | A | B |
| Cavaillon | 25,636 | 4.8 | D | C | C | C− |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 20,244 | 6.5 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Orgon Bouches-du-Rhône | 2,762 | 6.5 | D | C− | C | D |
| Plan-d'Orgon Bouches-du-Rhône | 3,573 | 7.4 | D | D | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Maubec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.53/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maubec grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Maubec is a commune of 1,915 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
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 October 30, 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.