Vendœuvres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vendœuvres 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 Vendœuvres.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vendœuvres than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.28/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €836/m², below Indre’s towns (€1,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Sales in Vendœuvres from July 2023 to June 2026: 42 houses and apartments.
€836/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vendœuvres€836/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre median€1,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€836/m²
42
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.41 to €9.79/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Vendœuvres loses more people than its age profile suggests, 113 per 100 expected, above Indre’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Indre is 84 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 134 residents of Vendœuvres died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. The nearest emergency department to Vendœuvres is Centre hospitalier, 16 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Vendœuvres have one GP on hand.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vendœuvres · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
16 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
84 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Vendœuvres than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%
8.8% of the labour force are out of work. Per resident in work, Vendœuvres counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 450 workers). The median disposable income was €24,340 a year per consumption unit, close to Indre’s towns (€23,370) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Vendœuvres, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Vendœuvres has fewer young adults than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. 14% are under 15, near Indre’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
50.9median age
VendœuvresIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vendœuvres keeps more of its old housing than Indre’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vendœuvres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vendœuvres
Is Vendœuvres safe?
Vendœuvres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vendœuvres expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vendœuvres grades A+ for cost of living.
About Vendœuvres
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Vendœuvres is a commune of 1,086 people in the Communauté de communes Val de l'Indre - Brenne. 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.
