Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on safety (A−) — an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Vendeuvre-sur-Barse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vendeuvre-sur-Barse 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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Château · Classé · Photo: Gérard Janot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse’s story
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Auguste Suchetet, born in 1854, is the one person born in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse sells for €1,042/m², less than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.89/m² a month, lower than both Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.91/m² a month. 54 houses and apartments changed hands in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,042/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse€1,042/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aube median€1,721/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,075/m²
46
€8.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €11.34/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Vendeuvre-Soulaines
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse run above what its ages would predict: 108 per 100 expected, more than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 284 deaths in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse from 2016 to 2025; there were 403, 42% more. The nearest emergency department to Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is Antenne Smur de Bar Sur Aube, 11.4 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally. Life expectancy at birth in Aube is 84.2 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur de Bar Sur Aube
18.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
84.2 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aube, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Vendeuvre-sur-Barse trail 85% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, 82.0% passed the brevet, higher than Aube’s towns (78.5%) yet lower than compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 10.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse records less crime per resident than 80% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (1,100 to 800): it draws people in from around. Its tally for 2025: 29 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
6.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
Theft without violence9
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.
6.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.0%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (18.0% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse run lower than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,380 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 14.6%, about level with Aube’s towns (14.6%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,100
jobs based in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, 1.4 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, near Aube’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is 44.4.
44.4median age
Vendeuvre-sur-BarseAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Are schools in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse good?
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vendeuvre-sur-Barse expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vendeuvre-sur-Barse grades A for cost of living.
About Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse is a commune of 2,225 people in the Communauté de communes de Vendeuvre-Soulaines. 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.
