Oppède 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 12.8 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 Oppède 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Oppède is better off than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,270 a year per consumption unit
Oppède sits above both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Oppède has 300 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 6.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Oppède, 0.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Oppède’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 140 residents of Oppède died, against 148 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Oppède · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Cavaillon Lauris
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Oppède is rich in protected monuments: 39 per 10,000 residents, more than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Oppède comes above both Vaucluse’s towns (5.3) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Oppède: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Oppède has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 15 offenses in the graded categories in Oppède in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 40.7% of the index here.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence7
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Maison, à Oppède-le-Vieux, dite maison Gabrielli: Photo: Andrea Schaffer · CC BY 2.0 · Croix romane située devant l'église: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · Public domain · Église médiévale Notre-Dame-d'Alydon: Photo: Wolf Meusel · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oppède
Is Oppède safe?
Oppède has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 17 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Oppède good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Oppède expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.53/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oppède grades D for cost of living.
About Oppède
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Oppède is a commune of 1,285 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
1,285 (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.
