Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 5.8% in Rasteau, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Rasteau comes in at 3.2%. At the 2023 Census, 813 people lived here, in 380 households. Across Rasteau, 1.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). On one-person households, Rasteau sits lower than 89% of compared French towns: 27%.
Throughout this page, the Vaucluse median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Rasteau
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rasteau, 21% of its 570 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 79% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 69 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 93% of compared French towns: 21% of homes are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
12% of homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 77% of compared French towns: 15% of homes are flats. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A change of ±0% since 2012 leaves Rasteau behind 70% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +4%; 2017 to 2023, −4%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vaucluse town +7%.
Older than 84% of compared French towns: half of Rasteau is over 50.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rasteau 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Rasteau, 30%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 12% in Rasteau, more than in 71% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vaucluse median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.2 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Rasteau comes in at 24%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,760 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €26,760 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 88% of compared French towns: 42%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manual worker: 8.8%, below 83% of compared French towns. 6.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, a lower share than in 74% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 62% of compared French towns: 8.2%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 5.6% of residents are foreign nationals here. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Rasteau sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (17%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 53% in Rasteau. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Rasteau, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education: 32% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 813 to 2,582 people: this is the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Rasteau are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasteau | 50.2 | 30% | 21% | 8.2% |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 6,058 · 4.5 mi | 56.6 | 38% | 15% | 12% |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes 2,656 · 4.8 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 7.8% | 6% |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues 4,533 · 7 mi | 44.7 | 19% | 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat 2,939 · 7.2 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 3.6% | 5% |
| Malaucène 2,758 · 8.3 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 34% | 7.3% |
| Jonquières 5,201 · 8.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 1.4% | 6.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Rasteau
What is the population of Rasteau?
813 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (814).
How old are Rasteau’s residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rasteau?
120, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rasteau?
INSEE counts 67 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.2% of residents, and 45 foreign nationals (5.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rasteau?
€26,760 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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