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A town of 1,699 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Uchaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,055/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Aygues-Ouvèze en Provence (CCAOP). Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Uchaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Uchaux: 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 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Uchaux.
The census found 3.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 9.0%, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.21/m² a month, below both Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €3,055/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Uchaux between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.74/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,055/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Uchaux records 93 deaths per 100 expected. 106 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 114: 7% below. At birth, a girl in Vaucluse can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Uchaux is Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Before 1919: that is when 8.3% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, above Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 47.7, the median resident of Uchaux sits in the middle of the age range. 17% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Uchaux | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Uchaux. Best known first.
GardenHarmas de Jean-Henri Fabre4.5 km southeast, in Sérignan-du-Comtat
MuseumLe Naturoptère4.5 km southeast, in Sérignan-du-ComtatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Massillanin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochegude4.2 km northeast, in RochegudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Derboux4.3 km north, in MondragonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Uchaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel: Photo: Myst · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Uchaux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchaux | 1,699 | — | — | C | — | C+ |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 2,939 | 3 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Piolenc | 5,718 | 3 | C | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Mornas | 2,569 | 3.1 | D− | C+ | D− | B− |
| Mondragon | 3,833 | 4.3 | D | C+ | B | C+ |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 2,656 | 4.7 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Camaret-sur-Aigues | 4,533 | 5 | C | C+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Uchaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,055/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Uchaux grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Uchaux is a commune of 1,699 people in the Communauté de communes Aygues-Ouvèze en Provence (CCAOP). 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.