Saumane-de-Vaucluse has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 45% of homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €3,777/m². Over-65s are 29% of the population.
What makes Saumane-de-Vaucluse stand out
The 3 things Saumane-de-Vaucluse does most differently from other towns.
Château de Saumane-de-Vaucluse · Classé · Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saumane-de-Vaucluse’s story
Saumane-de-Vaucluse in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saumane-de-Vaucluse: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1968First protected: abris préhistoriques dits du Vallon de Chinchon
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saumane-de-Vaucluse keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saumane-de-Vaucluse is abris préhistoriques dits du Vallon de Chinchon. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saumane-de-Vaucluse is better off than Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,170 a year per consumption unit
6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Saumane-de-Vaucluse: 150, for 350 residents in work (0.4 each). The jobless rate is 11.6%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saumane-de-Vaucluse, 0.4 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saumane-de-Vaucluse is 93.7%, in line with Vaucluse’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. At the general lycée, 96% of 250 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saumane-de-Vaucluse costs more than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Saumane-de-Vaucluse sell for €3,139/m², houses for €3,976/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.83/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 83 homes were sold in the town.
€3,777/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saumane-de-Vaucluse€3,777/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,976/m²
39
Apartments
€3,139/m²
44
€13.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.88 to €16.82/m² a month)
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saumane-de-Vaucluse: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saumane-de-Vaucluse
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a commune of 886 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse. 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
886 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
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.
