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ModèneVaucluse

A town of 458 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Modène a good place to live?

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

What makes Modène stand out

The one thing Modène does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Modène’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Modène’s story

No historic monuments in Modène

The Culture ministry lists no building in Modène as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château du Barroux, in Le Barroux, 2.9 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Modène.

Who lives here

Few people in Modène are 65 or over: 20%, below Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Modène below both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.

45.2median age
ModèneVaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Modène
ModèneVaucluse medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–249.2%9.7%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma9.5%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education34%30%30%

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

Work & commute

Modène is better off than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,240 a year per consumption unit

On this, Modène is above both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). 3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Modène has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Modène, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Modène comes above Vaucluse’s towns (83.5%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Modène88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollègeCollège12288%−4 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Modène is €11.11/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Modène€11.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€11.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.58 to €14.39/m² a month)
€11.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Barroux and 6 more in and around Modène

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Modène. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Modène

13pages on Modène

Landmarks

Nothing in Modène is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Modène

One notable person was born in Modène.

Their page →

Modène’s 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 →
CarombMazanBédoinCarpentrasAubignanMalaucèneCarombMazanBédoinCarpentrasAubignanMalaucèneModène
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Modène458—————
Caromb3,4791.1—C—B+
Mazan6,2853.3B−CAB−
Bédoin3,1063.5—D—A−
Carpentras31,6194.8DC+C−C
Aubignan5,9814.8B+CAB+
Malaucène2,7585.4C−CB−C−

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

About Modène

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

Modène is a commune of 458 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

Population
458 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin (COVE)
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
84077

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.