Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ménerbes has none. 43% of its homes are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €5,727/m². People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
What makes Ménerbes stand out
The 3 things Ménerbes does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ménerbes.
Who lives here
Ménerbes skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
11% of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.2% of residents, below Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
57.1median age
MénerbesVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ménerbes keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ménerbes is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Hilaire. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2019. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Ménerbes has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Ménerbes at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,260 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Ménerbes, 0.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Ménerbes costs an estimated advertised €12.63/m² a month, against €11.81/m² in Vaucluse’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 88% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in Ménerbes. That is the middle of 48 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,616/m² for the median of compared towns in Vaucluse.
€5,727/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ménerbes€5,727/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,260/m²
42
€12.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.60 to €16.63/m² a month)
€12.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ménerbes
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ménerbes is a commune of 962 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-Luberon. 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.
