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The town has 783 residents and lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Villars isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 28% of homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Villars does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines du), in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 1.9 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Vaucluse’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Villars have a median age of 51.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Villars | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Villars has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.5% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €25,650 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Villars from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Villars. Best known first.
Nothing in Villars is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Villars.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars | 783 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 3,004 | 2.7 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Apt | 10,143 | 3.4 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Gargas | 3,035 | 3.6 | — | D | — | A |
| Lauris | 3,921 | 13 | C+ | D− | A+ | C |
| Cadenet | 4,363 | 13 | C | C− | B− | C− |
| Villelaure | 3,398 | 15 | — | D | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villars is a commune of 783 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Apt-Luberon. 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) · 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.