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RicherenchesVaucluse

A town of 591 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Population

591

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.60

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,230

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Richerenches a good place to live?

Richerenches is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Richerenches stand out

The one thing Richerenches does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

20% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Commanderie des Templiers et maison des Notaires · Classé · Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0

Richerenches’ story

Richerenches in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Richerenches: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1984First protected: Commanderie des Templiers et maison des Notaires

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richerenches.

History

Old homes shape Richerenches: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Richerenches is above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Richerenches: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Richerenches is Commanderie des Templiers et maison des Notaires.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Commanderie des Templiers et maison des Notaires 12th & 18th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

Full pageRicherenches’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Richerenches?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Richerenches are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Richerenches comes below both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%).

50.5median age

RicherenchesVaucluse medianFrance median

Vaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Richerenches
	Richerenches	Vaucluse median	France median
Under 15	15%	17%	17%
15–24	7.3%	9.7%	11%
25–44	22%	23%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	23%	23%	22%
No diploma	13%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	29%	30%	30%

Full pageRicherenches’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.5 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Richerenches?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Richerenches has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

5.1% of Richerenches’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 88% drove.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

150

jobs based in Richerenches, 0.5 per working resident

10.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,230

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRicherenches’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€25,230 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Richerenches is €11.60/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Richerenches€11.60/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vaucluse median€11.81/m²

€11.60/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.82 to €15.25/m² a month)

€9.46/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRicherenches’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée de la truffe et du vin and 2 more in and around Richerenches

Heritage and museums in and near Richerenches. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée de la truffe et du vinin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chamaret4.6 km northwest, in Chamaret ChâteauChâteauVieux Village4 km west, in Montségur-sur-Lauzon

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Richerenches

12pages on Richerenches

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 4.4 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Richerenches has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Commanderie des Templiers et maison des NotairesCommandery · 12th & 18th c.

Classé

Château (ruines du)Château · 12th–16th c. · in La Baume-de-Transit, 2.6 mi

Classé

Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vignes et son ermitageChapel · 15th–18th c. · in Visan, 4.1 mi

Classé

Hôtel d'InguimbertTown house · in Valréas, 4.3 mi

Photo credits

Commanderie des Templiers et maison des Notaires: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Richerenches

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Richerenches yet.

How we find them →

Richerenches’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vaucluse →

ValréasSaint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxSainte-Cécile-les-VignesBollènePierrelatteNyonsRicherenches

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Richerenches	591	—	—	—	—	—
Valréas	9,224	4.3	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺	C⁻
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Drôme	8,981	7.1	B⁺	C⁺	B⁻	B
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes	2,656	8	—	C⁺	—	C⁺
Bollène	14,024	9.2	D	C⁺	C⁻	B⁻
Pierrelatte Drôme	13,756	10	C⁺	B⁻	C	B⁻
Nyons Drôme	6,816	11	C⁻	C⁻	C	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Richerenches

Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Richerenches is a commune of 591 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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: 591 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
Département: Vaucluse (84)
Région: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area: 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code: 84097

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.