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A town of 334 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison has none. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église de la Haute-Ville, dite aussi ancienne cathédrale de la Haute-Ville, in Vaison-la-Romaine, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.3%. Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above both Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 31% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,920 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison, 99.0% passed the bac, above Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph d'ArbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 144 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée Stéphane HesselNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 108 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.93/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique Théo-Desplans2.1 km northwest, in Vaison-la-Romaine
AttractionSite archéologique de la Villasse2.3 km west, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionPont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine1.9 km west, in Vaison-la-RomaineCathedralCathedralCathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption de Vaison-la-Romaine1.9 km west, in Vaison-la-RomaineAttractionAttractionThéâtre romain de Vaison-la-Romaine2 km northwest, in Vaison-la-RomainePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison yet.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is a commune of 334 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 6,058 | 1.5 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Malaucène | 2,758 | 4.4 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Nyons Drôme | 6,816 | 8.8 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Caromb | 3,479 | 8.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Bédoin | 3,106 | 9 | — | D | — | A− |
| Aubignan | 5,981 | 10 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.