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The town, home to 1,198 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Vensac’s weakest is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (D). Buying 70 m² at the median €2,615/m² takes 7.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vensac 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.
The 2 things Vensac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vensac 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.
Vensac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vensac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vivien, in Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vensac.
At the census, 4.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 12.6%. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,760 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.8%, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vensac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,615/m²: 50 houses and apartments sold in Vensac between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,615/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Vensac. The nearest emergency department to Vensac is Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc, 8.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 136 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 126, 7% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Nothing in Vensac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vensac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vensac | 1,198 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 2,838 | 3.3 | D− | C | D− | C |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 3,100 | 8.1 | D | C− | D | B |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 5,872 | 8.9 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde Charente-Maritime | 3,180 | 13 | D− | D | D | C |
| Hourtin | 4,045 | 15 | B− | D | A− | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Charente-Maritime | 5,092 | 15 | D | D | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vensac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,615/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vensac grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vensac is a commune of 1,198 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. 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.