Vendémian has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,317/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% 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.
Each subject compares Vendémian 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Vendémian’s ages would predict, 82 per 100 expected, under Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Vendémian is below both Hérault’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vendémian · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Mtp Smur Antenne Clermont L Herault
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Clair les Hopitaux du Bassin de Thau Sete
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Vendémian: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Vendémian comes above both Hérault’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vendémian, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Vendémian, 13.2%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
Vendémian sits above both Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Vendémian, 0.2 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vendémian
Is Vendémian safe?
Vendémian has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vendémian expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vendémian grades C for cost of living.
About Vendémian
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Vendémian is a commune of 1,149 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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.
