Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. With a B− overall, Vendôme is better than 53% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #15 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. Crime is the sore point: an average of 14.5 recorded violent incidents and 16.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,792/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Vendôme 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 Vendôme.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Vendôme has higher unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 14.7%
At the census, 28.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Vendôme holds 10,900 jobs; 5,400 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,820 a year per consumption unit.
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot13%
Public transport10%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,900
jobs based in Vendôme, 2 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
21 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2016
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Since 2016, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Vendôme has 13 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (6.1) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne abbaye de la Trinité.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Vendôme than in 84% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Vendôme logged 486 recorded offenses. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
14.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage178
Family violence83
Other physical violence71
Sexual violence54
Burglary43
Vehicle theft38
Theft from vehicles19
Theft without violence112
Fraud108
Drug use100
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.
14.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
486
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Vendôme skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population. Among adults, 26% have a degree. Half of Vendôme is older than 51.1, half younger.
51.1median age
VendômeLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Vendôme sees fewer deaths than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Vendôme can choose among 12 GPs. In Loir-et-Cher, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,701 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,511, 7% fewer.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Vendôme · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
0.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Vendôme: €1,759/m² for houses, €1,837/m² for apartments. The median price, €1,792/m², comes from 595 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.60/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,792/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vendôme€1,792/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,759/m²
361
Apartments
€1,837/m²
234
€10.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €13.11/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 5.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Vendôme is 94.1%, higher than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (92.8%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #4 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ancienne abbaye de la Trinité: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien lycée Ronsard: Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ancienne porte Saint-Georges: Photo: Calips - Patrick GIRAUD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 15e siècle dite Maison Saint-Martin: Photo: Froumenty · CC BY-SA 3.0
Louis Ier de Bourbon-Condé: anonymous / Unidentified painter, Public domain · Mouctar Diakhaby: Дмитрий Пукалик, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles IV de Bourbon: Jean-Marie Ribou, CC BY 3.0 · Alain Cavalier: Erling Mandelmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 · François de Bourbon-Vendôme: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Marc Perrodon: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Vendôme’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vendôme
Is Vendôme safe?
It grades C− for safety, #19 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 178 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vendôme good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #4 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. 97% of 298 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ronsard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vendôme expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,792/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vendôme grades B for cost of living.
About Vendôme
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Vendôme is a commune of 15,758 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.
