Vasles’s best grade is for cost of living (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Vasles 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 Vasles 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 Vasles.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Vasles costs less than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
115 sales of houses and apartments in Vasles, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,143/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 115 homes were sold in the town.
€1,143/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vasles€1,143/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,143/m²
115
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €10.22/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Vasles is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Vasles has 3 family doctors. Adjusted mortality in the town: 103 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 381 residents of Vasles died, against 283 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Vasles is Site hospitalier de Parthenay, 10.2 mi away.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Vasles · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Parthenay
17.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Vasles: 31% are 65 or over, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
18% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
51.5median age
VaslesDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Vasles run lower than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns: a median €23,360 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 10.2%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
400
jobs based in Vasles, 0.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Vasles keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Vasles; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vasles
Is Vasles safe?
Vasles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vasles expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,143/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vasles grades A+ for cost of living.
About Vasles
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vasles is a commune of 1,665 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. 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.
