Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 8,064: a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Vineuil’s grades pull in different directions. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At C overall, Vineuil is better than a third of compared French towns and ranks #18 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. It also trails on safety: an average of 8.9 recorded violent incidents and 16.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,150/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Vineuil 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Vineuil has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Mesmin Florent Bernier, born in 1809, is the one person born in Vineuil before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Vineuil. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Blois4 km west, in Blois
MuseumMaison de la Magie3.8 km west, in Blois
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Blois3.9 km west, in Blois
MuseumLa Fondation du doute4.1 km west, in BloisCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois3.6 km west, in BloisAttractionAttractionHôtel d'Alluye3.9 km west, in BloisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vineuil.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vineuil’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 1,118 residents of Vineuil died, against 922 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% more. Also worth knowing: in Loir-et-Cher, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 5 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
For 2025, the figures show 190 offenses in Vineuil. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Under-15s account for 17% of the population. 27% of residents are 65 or over, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vineuil | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vineuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #6 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. At the lycées within 5 km of Vineuil, 92.8% passed the bac, in line with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (92.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel CarnéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 85%−7 pts |
| Lycée Philibert DessaignesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 442 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège les ProvincesBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 158 | 94%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,330 a year per consumption unit, above both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.38/m² a month, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). No town in Loir-et-Cher costs more to buy into than Vineuil, at €2,150/m², the highest of 26. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,142/m² | 208 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vineuil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont Saint-Michel et ponts sur le Cosson dits "chastrés" ou "chartrains": Photo: Tilvaro · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Vineuil.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineuil | 8,064 | — | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 1.7 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 2.2 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 3 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 3.7 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 4 | — | B | — | B− |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 4.2 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #14 of 22 in Loir-et-Cher. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #6 of 21 in Loir-et-Cher. 95% of 442 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Philibert Dessaignes in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vineuil grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Vineuil is a commune of 8,064 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.