Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
263 people call this town in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur home.
There are no grades for Monieux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 50% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
The 2 things Monieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Tour, appelée aussi église du Saint-Sauveur, in Sault, 3.1 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monieux.
Over-65s are a third of the population. 39% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Monieux | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.8%, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Monieux holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Monieux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Monieux. Best known first.
Nothing in Monieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Monieux.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Monieux is a commune of 263 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
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.