Vindelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vindelle 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 Vindelle.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Vindelle works less well than 99% of compared French towns
1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.3%. Vindelle has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
On foot0%
100
jobs based in Vindelle, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Vindelle costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.18/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Vindelle, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,346/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Vindelle from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,346/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vindelle€1,346/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,346/m²
37
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.43/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Vindelle’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vindelle’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vindelle · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
6.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vindelle keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vindelle sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vindelle, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vindelle
Is Vindelle safe?
Vindelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vindelle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,346/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vindelle grades A for cost of living.
About Vindelle
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vindelle is a commune of 1,045 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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.
