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RoaixVaucluse

A town of 626 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Population
626
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.72
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,570
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Roaix a good place to live?

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

What makes Roaix stand out

The 2 things Roaix does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
26%2%RoaixMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
26% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
29%22%RoaixMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 49.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Roaix’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Roaix’s story

No historic monuments in Roaix

The Culture ministry lists no building in Roaix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Saint-Quenin, in Vaison-la-Romaine, 2.6 mi away.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison and 20 more in and around Roaix

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Roaix. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison4.2 km east, in Vaison-la-RomaineMuseumMusée archéologique Théo-Desplans4.6 km east, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionSite archéologique de la Villasse4.4 km east, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionPont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine4.7 km east, in Vaison-la-RomaineCathedralCathedralCathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption de Vaison-la-Romaine4.7 km east, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionChapelle Saint-Quenin de Vaison-la-Romaine4.2 km east, in Vaison-la-Romaine
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)
  • Musée archéologique Théo-Desplans: Allie_Caulfield Camera location 44° 14′ 35.3″ N, 5° 04′ 31.38″ E View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 44.243139; 5.075383, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Site archéologique de la Villasse: Allie_Caulfield Camera location 44° 14′ 31.48″ N, 5° 04′ 19.02″ E View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 44.242078; 5.071950, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roaix.

Who lives here

Roaix skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Roaix is above both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents.

49.3median age
RoaixVaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Roaix
RoaixVaucluse medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–247.8%9.7%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+29%23%22%
No diploma19%19%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education33%30%30%
Full pageRoaix’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.3 median age · 29% are 65 or overHouseholds300 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Roaix?”

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

Work & commute

Roaix has lower unemployment than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

In the comparison, Roaix comes below both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Roaix has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,570 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Roaix, 0.8 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRoaix’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.8 per working residentGetting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,570 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Roaix costs less than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.72/m² a month

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

For Roaix, that is below both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roaix€10.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.70 to €13.22/m² a month)
€9.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageRoaix’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.72/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Roaix

12pages on Roaix
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.9 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing10 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors2% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.3HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest onesTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Nothing in Roaix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →
Classé
Chapelle de Saint-QueninChapel · 12th c. · in Vaison-la-Romaine, 2.6 mi
Classé
Fontaine des MascaronsFountain · 17th c. · in Séguret, 2.9 mi
Classé
Domaine de l'atelier de Claude et François StahlyHome · 20th c. · in Crestet, 4.1 mi
Classé
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vignes et son ermitageChapel · 15th–18th c. · in Visan, 5.2 mi

Famous people from Roaix

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

How we find them →

Roaix’s 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 →
Vaison-la-RomaineSainte-Cécile-les-VignesMalaucèneCamaret-sur-AiguesSérignan-du-ComtatValréasVaison-la-RomaineSainte-Cécile-les-VignesMalaucèneCamaret-sur-AiguesSérignan-du-ComtatValréasRoaix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roaix626—————
Vaison-la-Romaine6,0582.6B−CC+B
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes2,6566.4—C+—C+
Malaucène2,7587.5C−CB−C−
Camaret-sur-Aigues4,5339.2CC+AC−
Sérignan-du-Comtat2,9399.4BC+AC
Valréas9,2249.4C−B+C+C−

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

About Roaix

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

Roaix is a commune of 626 people in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. 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
626 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
84098

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.