Mérindol 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 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mérindol 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 Mérindol.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Mérindol costs more than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,422/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.80/m² a month. Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 93 homes in Mérindol.
€3,422/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mérindol€3,422/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,463/m²
84
€12.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.81 to €16.96/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Mérindol is above 73% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Mérindol’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 212 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 205, 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Mérindol is Hopital du Pays Salonais, 9.3 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Vaucluse is 85.7 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mérindol · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital du Pays Salonais
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital du Pays Salonais
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mérindol has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Mérindol walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
Mérindol holds 350 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,540 a year per consumption unit, above Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Mérindol went to work by public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Mérindol, 0.4 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Mérindol are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Mérindol are older than 46.6.
46.6median age
MérindolVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Mérindol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Mérindol was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 13 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Mérindol lists 36 offenses in 2025.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Burglary12
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence5
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
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
36
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
33.2%
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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (33.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mérindol
Is Mérindol safe?
Mérindol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mérindol good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mérindol expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.90/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mérindol grades D for cost of living.
About Mérindol
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mérindol is a commune of 2,283 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
2,283 (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.
