Vierzon grades C overall: better than 30% of compared French towns, and #12 of 14 in Cher. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 24.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vierzon 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 Vierzon.
Safety
Vierzon records more crime per resident than 89% of compared French towns
No compared town in Cher has more graded crime per resident than Vierzon: it ranks last of 14. Police and gendarmerie recorded 903 offenses in the graded categories in Vierzon in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage346
Family violence117
Burglary116
Other physical violence100
Sexual violence80
Theft from vehicles74
Vehicle theft70
Theft without violence232
Fraud148
Drug use101
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
903
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Vierzon is €974/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 1,155 sales of houses and apartments in Vierzon from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,298/m² for the median of compared towns in Cher.
€974/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vierzon€974/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cher median€1,298/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,013/m²
899
Apartments
€851/m²
256
€8.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.38/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Vierzon are out of work than in Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 21.7%
On this, Vierzon is above both Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vierzon has 10,550 jobs for 7,850 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,170 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,550
jobs based in Vierzon, 1.3 per working resident
21.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,170
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 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Vierzon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vierzon records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above both Cher’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 3,986 residents of Vierzon died, against 3,501 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Vierzon · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Vierzon
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Vierzon
84 · 78.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 30% are 65 or over, against 9.2% and 29% in the median compared commune of Cher. 18% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Cher 20%, France 30%).
49.1median age
VierzonCher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
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Vierzon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vierzon
Is Vierzon safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 116 burglaries and 346 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vierzon good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #6 of 14 in Cher. 94% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Vaillant in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vierzon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vierzon grades A for cost of living.
About Vierzon
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Vierzon is a commune of 25,068 people in the Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry. 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.
