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VauginesVaucluse

A town of 553 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Population
553
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.50
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,080
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
11%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vaugines a good place to live?

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

What makes Vaugines stand out

The one thing Vaugines does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
28%2%VauginesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
28% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Hôtel des Bouliers
Hôtel des Bouliers · Classé · Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vaugines’ story

Vaugines in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vaugines: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Hôtel des Bouliers
  • 2000Most recently protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Barthélemy de Vaugines and 11 more in and around Vaugines

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Vaugines. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionÉglise Saint-Barthélemy de Vauginesin townAttractionAttractionChâteau de Lourmarin4.4 km west, in LourmarinFortFortOppidum du Castellar4.7 km south, in CadenetMuseumMuseumMusée Marc Deydier2.4 km east, in CucuronArt galleryArt galleryGalerie LE HANGART4 km west, in LourmarinArt galleryArt galleryDaniel Adel4 km west, in Lourmarin
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaugines.

Who lives here

Few people in Vaugines are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Vaugines comes below both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

49.6median age
VauginesVaucluse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vaugines
VauginesVaucluse medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–247.4%9.7%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education36%30%30%
Full pageVaugines’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.6 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds280 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad5.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vaugines?”

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

History

Vaugines keeps more of its old housing than Vaucluse or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

For Vaugines, that is above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vaugines: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vaugines is Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
Full pageVaugines’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vaugines?”

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

Work & commute

Vaugines has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

10.6% of Vaugines’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 82% drove.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Vaugines, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVaugines’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€25,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vaugines sits above both Vaucluse’s towns (83.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vaugines92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège le LuberonNearest collègeCollègeCollège11692%−3 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageVaugines’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vaugines is €12.50/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.

€12.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vaugines€12.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vaucluse median€11.81/m²
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.73 to €16.05/m² a month)
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVaugines’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€12.50/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 Vaugines

13pages on Vaugines
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth1 GP · nearest emergency department 7 mi awayHousing13 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors42% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.6History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vaugines: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église paroissiale Saint-BarthélémyChurch · 11th–18th c.
Hôtel des BouliersTown house · 17th c.
Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel des Bouliers: Photo: Véronique PAGNIER · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vaugines

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

How we find them →

Vaugines’ 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 →
CadenetVillelaureLaurisLa Roque-d'AnthéronAptPertuisCadenetVillelaureLaurisLa Roque-d'AnthéronAptPertuisVaugines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vaugines553—————
Cadenet4,3633.5CC−B−C−
Villelaure3,3984.7—D—C+
Lauris3,9215.3C+D−A+C
La Roque-d'Anthéron Bouches-du-Rhône5,4596.6B+DBA+
Apt10,1437.1DCC−C+
Pertuis19,5487.4BDC+A−

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

About Vaugines

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

Vaugines is a commune of 553 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Luberon 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
553 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Département
Vaucluse (84)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
6 sq mi (15.5 km²)
INSEE code
84140

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.