Visan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,317/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Visan 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 Visan.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Visan’s ages would predict, 76 per 100 expected, under Vaucluse’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Visan, that is below both Vaucluse’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Visan · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas
13.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vaucluse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Visan: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Vaucluse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Visan above both Vaucluse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Visan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Visan is Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vignes et son ermitage.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Visan
Is Visan safe?
Visan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Visan expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,317/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.27/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Visan grades C for cost of living.
About Visan
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Visan is a commune of 1,857 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
1,857 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
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.
