Velleron has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Velleron 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Velleron.
HousingCost of living D
A home in Velleron sells for €3,365/m², more than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.18/m² a month, above Vaucluse’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The market in Velleron: 99 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.67/m² a month.
€3,365/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Velleron€3,365/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vaucluse median€2,616/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,386/m²
88
€13.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.48 to €16.57/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Velleron walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
Jobs located in Velleron: 350, for 1,300 residents in work (0.3 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,110 a year per consumption unit. 11.9% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Velleron, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Velleron is above 72% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 282 residents of Velleron died, against 292 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Velleron come to 96 per 100 predicted. At birth, a girl in Vaucluse can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Velleron · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Carpentras
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 15% of Velleron, fewer than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Degrees are held by a third of adults, above Vaucluse’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 9.8% of residents.
49.5median age
VelleronVaucluse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Velleron: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Velleron; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
91.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 0.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. On results, collèges and lycées here come #11 of 36 in Vaucluse. At the general lycée, 96% of 250 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Velleron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.8 cases of violence against people and 9.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 33 offenses in Velleron. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
2.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Burglary14
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 27.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Velleron
Is Velleron safe?
Velleron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Velleron good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #11 of 36 in Vaucluse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Velleron expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Velleron grades D for cost of living.
About Velleron
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Velleron is a commune of 3,168 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA). 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
3,168 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA)
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.
