Overall score
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources.
Overall50/100
Affordability50/100
Air quality50/100
Energy50/100
France / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Avignon City Intelligence
Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France, set on the left bank of the river Rhône within its preserved medieval walls. Its UNESCO-listed historic centre, including the Palais des Papes and the Pont d'Avignon, makes it a grounded base for local-first discovery and nearby weekend trips through surrounding Provence. Avignon is a provence-alpes-côte d'azur city of about Pending integration in France. On the composite city-intelligence score, Avignon sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (50/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- Pending integration
Image credit: Image: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall city intelligence
Constrained50/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Avignon data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 50/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 50/100 | Avignon's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 50/100 | Avignon's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 50/100 | Avignon's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 50/100 | Avignon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 50/100 | Avignon's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 50/100 | Avignon's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 50/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety77/100
Low crime78/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety75/100
Road safety75/100
Avignon is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life77/100
Healthcare84/100
Education84/100
Green space61/100
Cleanliness79/100
Infrastructure84/100
Mobility68/100
Avignon has a high quality-of-life estimate (77/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness75/100
Education84/100
Green space61/100
Overall safety77/100
Avignon scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability67/100
Walkability83/100
Cycling50/100
Infrastructure84/100
Avignon is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability73/100
Healthcare84/100
Cleanliness79/100
Outdoor lifestyle45/100
Avignon is high for retirement (73/100), appealing for healthcare access, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Avignon
Local public safety guidance for Avignon, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
| Police | 1724/7 | — |
| Medical (SAMU) | 1524/7 | — |
| Fire (Sapeurs-pompiers) | 1824/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Avignon, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the France emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Avignon
Healthcare context for Avignon, with national-level information from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Avignon, see the France healthcare profile.
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention
Used as the primary attribution for French public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Avignon
Local mobility context for Avignon, with national-level context from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Avignon, see the France transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Transition écologique
Used as the primary federal attribution for French national transport context.
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français: SNCF
Used as the primary attribution for French national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Avignon. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Avignon
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Avignon will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Avignon air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Avignon modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Avignon
Avignon's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Avignon
Avignon's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Avignon
Avignon's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Avignon
Avignon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Avignon
Avignon's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Avignon
Avignon's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Avignon
Cost of living estimates for Avignon — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Avignon
Climate profile for Avignon — Oceanic climate, annual average 15.1°C, comfort score 76/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Avignon
Economy and jobs profile for Avignon — tourism economy, economy score 74/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Avignon
Education profile for Avignon — regional education center, education score 66/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Avignon
Healthcare and retirement profile for Avignon — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 70/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Visual guide to Avignon
Source-attributed visual context for Avignon using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Avignon
Weekend trip planning checklist for Avignon — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Avignon
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Avignon
Estimate a monthly budget for Avignon using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Avignon
Plan a trip budget for Avignon using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Avignon
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Avignon. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Nîmes, France
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Montpellier, France
Mountain cluster · about 84 km from Avignon. Explore Montpellier's city intelligence profile.
Marseille, France
Mountain cluster · about 86 km from Avignon. Explore Marseille's city intelligence profile.
Valence, France
Mountain cluster · about 110 km from Avignon. Explore Valence's city intelligence profile.
Toulon, France
Mountain cluster · about 129 km from Avignon. Explore Toulon's city intelligence profile.
Beziers, France
Mountain cluster · about 145 km from Avignon. Explore Beziers's city intelligence profile.
Grenoble, France
Mountain cluster · about 156 km from Avignon. Explore Grenoble's city intelligence profile.
Narbonne, France
Mountain cluster · about 168 km from Avignon. Explore Narbonne's city intelligence profile.
Saint-Étienne, France
Same corridor · about 168 km from Avignon. Explore Saint-Étienne's city intelligence profile.
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Interpretation
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (50/100) and air quality (50/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the France country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Avignon appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.