Vayres grades C+ overall: better than 36% of compared French towns, and #64 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Vayres 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 Vayres.
HousingCost of living C−
A typical home in Vayres sells for €2,421/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 152 homes in Vayres. Among the homes sold, 88% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.65/m² a month.
€2,421/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vayres€2,421/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,442/m²
134
€13.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.94 to €15.63/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Vayres, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Ages in Vayres split evenly at 39.6: half are older, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
39.6median age
VayresGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work
2,000 jobs are based in Vayres, for 2,200 working residents (0.9 per worker). At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,310 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,000
jobs based in Vayres, 0.9 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Vayres run lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (93 places) count their residents as Vayres’; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 403 residents of Vayres died, against 348 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Vayres can choose among 6 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vayres · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Vayres sees less crime than 58% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Vayres were criminal damage than anything else (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.2 violent offenses and 11.6 graded property crimes a year. Recorded offenses here came to 83 in 2025.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Family violence22
Burglary14
Other physical violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence14
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
83
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.0%
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 · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Vayres and 7 more in and around Vayres
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Vayres. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vayres
Is Vayres safe?
It grades B for safety, #44 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vayres good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #66 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vayres expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.08/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vayres grades C− for cost of living.
About Vayres
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vayres is a commune of 4,615 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
