Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. The drawback is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A, good for #12 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. It comes out better than 87% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Vouvray 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 Vouvray.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Vouvray than in 87% of compared French towns
2025 saw 45 offenses recorded in Vouvray. Violence against people ran at 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10.5 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary18
Criminal damage13
Family violence8
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence10
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence 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, 15.8% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Vouvray sells for €2,735/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.74/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 113 homes were sold in Vouvray. Among the homes sold, 87% were houses.
€2,735/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vouvray€2,735/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,698/m²
98
€12.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.36 to €15.22/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Vouvray keeps more of its old housing than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vouvray; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Vouvray sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 79 in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Indre-et-Loire: 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 321 deaths in Vouvray from 2016 to 2025; there were 274, 15% fewer. There are 5 general practitioners here.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Vouvray · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Tours Hopital Annexe Pour Enfants Clocheville
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Bretonneau
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Vouvray run higher than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,210 a year per consumption unit
6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in Vouvray at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in Vouvray, 1.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Vouvray than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Vouvray are older than 44.5. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
44.5median age
VouvrayIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vouvray
Is Vouvray safe?
It grades A for safety, #4 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vouvray good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #23 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vouvray expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.55/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vouvray grades C+ for cost of living.
About Vouvray
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Vouvray is a commune of 3,420 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine-Est Vallées. 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.
