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Population 1,414: a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,667/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Sologne. 11% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vouzon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Vouzon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vouzon 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.
Vouzon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Vouzon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vouzon.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Vouzon have one GP on hand. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88) alike. 115 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 5% below. The nearest emergency department to Vouzon is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 14.4 mi away.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Vouzon is Ancien presbytère.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €26,680 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Vouzon has a median age of 48.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vouzon | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,667/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Vouzon between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.16/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.06/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,667/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Vouzon. Best known first.
Vouzon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien presbytère: Photo: Wouter Hagens · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Vouzon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouzon | 1,414 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Lamotte-Beuvron | 4,504 | 3.4 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin Loiret | 7,284 | 7 | A | B | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Val Loiret | 3,467 | 14 | A | C | A | A |
| Sandillon Loiret | 4,300 | 14 | — | C | — | B |
| Jargeau Loiret | 4,610 | 15 | C | B− | A− | D− |
| Salbris | 4,809 | 15 | C+ | A | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vouzon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vouzon grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Vouzon is a commune of 1,414 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Sologne. 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.