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A town of 1,378 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vinezac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,613/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas. Its strongest is health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% 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.
The one thing Vinezac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vinezac 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Vinezac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vinezac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vinezac.
1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Vinezac number 200, against 600 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,660 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 130 deaths in Vinezac from 2016 to 2025; there were 134, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Vinezac is Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas, 5.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 5.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la SégalièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Vinezac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,613/m². Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,689/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Ardèche’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 34% have a degree. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Vinezac | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vinezac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vinezac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinezac | 1,378 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 4.4 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 5.8 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 8.5 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 8.6 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 14 | C | C | C | B |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 17 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vinezac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,613/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vinezac grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vinezac is a commune of 1,378 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.