Vervins grades B− overall: better than 54% of compared French towns, and #5 of 23 in Aisne. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €826/m², a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vervins 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 Vervins.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
A walkable place: Vervins beats 95% of compared French towns on foot
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €20,340 a year. At the census, 27.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Nearly a fifth of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Vervins number 2,100, against 900 residents in work (2.3 per worker).
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot22%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,100
jobs based in Vervins, 2.3 per working resident
19.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Vervins is above 92% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vervins is Ch Hirson, 9.7 mi away. Adjusted mortality here: 110 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 367 residents of Vervins died, against 261 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 41% more. In Aisne, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Vervins · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Hirson
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Fourmies
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
90.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #2 of 24 in Aisne. At the lycées within 5 km of Vervins, 98.8% passed the bac, higher than both Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vervins sees more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Vervins was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 78 offenses were recorded here. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 13.9 violent offenses and 15.4 graded property crimes a year.
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Family violence19
Other physical violence18
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence19
Fraud14
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.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
78
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.8%
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 sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Vervins keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Vervins is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
18% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, near Aisne’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Vervins in two is 42.2.
42.2median age
VervinsAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vervins
Is Vervins safe?
It grades C− for safety, #13 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vervins good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #2 of 24 in Aisne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 55 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vervins expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €826/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vervins grades A− for cost of living.
About Vervins
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Vervins is a commune of 2,549 people in the Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre. 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
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.
