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MéthamisVaucluse

A town of 450 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Méthamis a good place to live?

Méthamis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Méthamis stand out

The one thing Méthamis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul · Inscrit · Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain
Méthamis’ story

Méthamis in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Méthamis counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Gisement mésolithique dit de Gramari
  • 1997Most recently protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méthamis.

Who lives here

Few people in Méthamis are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns

14% are under 15, below both Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Among adults, 23% have a degree.

51.2median age
MéthamisVaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Méthamis
MéthamisVaucluse medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–248.1%9.7%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma21%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education23%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Méthamis: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Méthamis counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Gisement mésolithique dit de Gramari. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Méthamis than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,310 a year per consumption unit

Per resident in work, Méthamis counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 5.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 11.8%, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Méthamis, 0.3 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Méthamis costs less than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Méthamis.

€10.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Méthamis€10.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €13.09/m² a month)
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Méthamis

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Méthamis counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain

Famous people from Méthamis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Méthamis yet.

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Méthamis’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vaucluse →
MazanBédoinSaint-Saturnin-lès-AptPernes-les-FontainesCarombCarpentrasMazanBédoinSaint-Saturnin-lès-AptPernes-les-FontainesCarombCarpentrasMéthamis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Méthamis450—————
Mazan6,2855.7B−CAB−
Bédoin3,1067.8—D—A−
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt3,0048.6—C−—C+
Pernes-les-Fontaines10,5048.7C−DB+C+
Caromb3,4798.8—C—B+
Carpentras31,6199.1DC+C−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Méthamis

Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Méthamis is a commune of 450 people in the Communauté de communes Ventoux Sud. 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
450 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ventoux Sud
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
14.3 sq mi (37.1 km²)
INSEE code
84075

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.