Mazan grades B− overall: better than 46% of compared French towns, and #8 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 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 Mazan 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 Mazan.
Safety
For crime per resident, Mazan sits below 90% of compared French towns
Mazan’s tally for 2025: 101 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Family violence22
Burglary18
Vehicle theft10
Theft from vehicles10
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud35
Drug use22
Theft without violence16
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.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
101
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
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 other physical violence, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 5.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Buying in Mazan costs more than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,035/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month, below both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 87% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Mazan from July 2023 to June 2026: 173 houses and apartments.
€3,035/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mazan€3,035/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,115/m²
151
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.67 to €13.21/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE)
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Mazan has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,770 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stands at 9.2%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Mazan, 0.5 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Mazan: 27% are 65 or over, above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
48.9median age
MazanVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Mazan has a lower adjusted death rate than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (52 places) counts its residents as Mazan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 641 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 602, 6% fewer. Life expectancy in Vaucluse: 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 6 general practitioners here.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Mazan · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
4.6 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mazan
Is Mazan safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mazan good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #20 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mazan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mazan grades C for cost of living.
About Mazan
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mazan is a commune of 6,285 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.
