Monteux grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #35 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment. At the median price of €2,686/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat. Its strongest is walkability (B): 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Monteux 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 Monteux.
HousingCost of living C−
Monteux earns a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Monteux goes for €2,689/m², an apartment for €2,665/m². Behind the median of €2,686/m²: 365 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.98/m² a month, higher than Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,686/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Monteux€2,686/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,689/m²
250
Apartments
€2,665/m²
115
€12.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.71 to €15.75/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Monteux sees more deaths than 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Vaucluse: 85.7 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, Monteux’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above both Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). 967 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, close to the 972 that France’s rates at each age predict.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Monteux · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
80.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #16 of 36 in Vaucluse. At the two general lycées, 97% of 460 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Monteux, above Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
42.1median age
MonteuxVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
History
Monteux: 4 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Monteux is Tour Clémentine. Castles and fortifications, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Monteux has more crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
The police record for Monteux lists 302 offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 15.6 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage105
Family violence51
Burglary48
Other physical violence40
Vehicle theft27
Theft from vehicles19
Sexual violence12
Fraud110
Theft without violence60
Drug use25
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
302
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Monteux than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,670 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 12.9%. At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,500
jobs based in Monteux, 0.8 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
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 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Monteux
Is Monteux safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #27 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 105 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Monteux good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #16 of 36 in Vaucluse. The lycée stands out: 100% of 160 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Pila in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Monteux expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,686/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Monteux grades C− for cost of living.
About Monteux
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Monteux is a commune of 13,301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Sorgues du Comtat. 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.
