Where it falls short is walkability: 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,739/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−).
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vertheuil 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 Vertheuil 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 Vertheuil.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Vertheuil is harder to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Vertheuil: 250, for 550 residents in work (0.5 each). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,220 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Vertheuil, 0.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Vertheuil run higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 303 residents of Vertheuil died, against 199 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 53% more. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Vertheuil come to 100 per 100 predicted. At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw153
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vertheuil · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Vertheuil than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
48.7median age
VertheuilGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
Vertheuil is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,739/m², comes from 51 sales of houses and apartments in Vertheuil from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.05/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.62/m² a month, lower than Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,739/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vertheuil€1,739/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,739/m²
51
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €15.95/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Vertheuil keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Vertheuil is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre de Vertheuil. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vertheuil
Is Vertheuil safe?
Vertheuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vertheuil expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,739/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vertheuil grades C+ for cost of living.
About Vertheuil
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vertheuil is a commune of 1,339 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. 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.
