Pertuis grades B overall: better than 61% of compared French towns, and #4 of 38 in Vaucluse. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points above the expected rate.
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 Pertuis 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 Pertuis.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Pertuis costs more than in Vaucluse’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,333/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Pertuis above both Vaucluse’s towns (€2,616/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Pertuis, houses go for €3,590/m² and apartments for €3,140/m².
€3,333/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pertuis€3,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,590/m²
403
Apartments
€3,140/m²
331
€14.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.28 to €17.76/m² a month)
9.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Pertuis’ ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Pertuis comes below both Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,762 residents of Pertuis died, against 2,098 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
31
GPs in Pertuis · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi site de Pertuis
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi site de Pertuis
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Pertuis is easier to get around on foot than 75% of compared French towns
14.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Pertuis has 8,200 jobs for 8,350 working residents, 1 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport6%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
8,200
jobs based in Pertuis, 1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,960
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 75% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Pertuis has more crime per resident than 56% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 461 offenses in the graded categories in Pertuis in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here.
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage163
Family violence76
Other physical violence53
Burglary47
Theft from vehicles46
Vehicle theft41
Sexual violence35
Drug use156
Theft without violence144
Fraud122
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
461
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
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Pertuis’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pertuis
Is Pertuis safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #26 of 38 in Vaucluse. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 47 burglaries and 163 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pertuis good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #3 of 36 in Vaucluse. The lycée stands out: 98% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Val de Durance - Henri Silvy 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 Pertuis expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.16/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Pertuis grades D for cost of living.
About Pertuis
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pertuis is a commune of 19,548 people in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. 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.
