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A town of 2,662 in Aude, Occitanie.
Vinassan grades D overall: better than 7% of compared French towns, and #16 of 22 in Aude. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 4.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,396/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. Its strongest is walkability (B): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% 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.
The one thing Vinassan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vinassan 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vinassan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vinassan.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Vinassan, close to Aude’s towns (82.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 73% of 168 candidates passed the bac pro. Schools rank #11 of 15 in Aude.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les MailheulsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 145 | 81%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louise MichelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 431 | 90%−4 pts |
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.
The median price, €2,396/m², comes from 116 sales of houses and apartments in Vinassan from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.17/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 82% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,538/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.4% of the total, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and below Aude’s towns (11%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Vinassan: 400, for 1,100 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment stood at 10.4%, lower than Aude’s towns (14.6%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,210 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
211 deaths in Vinassan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 232: 9% below. Life expectancy in Aude: 84.4 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Vinassan is Centre hospitalier de Narbonne Hotel Dieu, 4 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Graded property crimes ran at 19.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.3 (2023–2025 average). 69 offenses were reported in Vinassan during 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were theft from vehicles than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 10.6% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
24% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, close to Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vinassan | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vinassan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Vinassan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinassan | 2,662 | — | D | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Coursan | 5,737 | 2.1 | D | B− | C− | C |
| Salles-d'Aude | 3,369 | 3.2 | D | C− | B+ | D |
| Fleury | 4,246 | 3.7 | D− | C− | D− | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 3.9 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 4.9 | D | B− | C | C− |
| Nissan-lez-Enserune Hérault | 4,124 | 6.3 | B− | B− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #10 of 22 in Aude. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #11 of 15 in Aude. 90% of 431 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,396/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vinassan grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Vinassan is a commune of 2,662 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Narbonne. 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.