Vougy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,982/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 9 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vougy 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 Vougy.
Schools
Exam results around Vougy beat 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Vougy is 90.0%, about level with Loire’s towns (89.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 4.6 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Only 4.4% of commuters in Vougy go to work without a car, fewer than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €27,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.3%. Jobs based in Vougy number 400, against 650 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Vougy, 0.6 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Vougy run below what its ages would predict: 77 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 109 deaths in Vougy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 141: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Vougy is Centre hospitalier de Roanne, 4.6 mi away.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vougy · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Vougy are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
28% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, about level with Loire’s towns (28%) and below compared French towns (30%). Residents of Vougy have a median age of 48.8.
48.8median age
VougyLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vougy keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vougy is Château de Vougy (également sur commune de Pouilly-sous-Charlieu). The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Vougy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie figures for Vougy show 0 offenses in the graded categories in 2025.
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud11
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
77.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vougy
Is Vougy safe?
Vougy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vougy good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vougy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,982/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vougy grades A− for cost of living.
About Vougy
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vougy is a commune of 1,546 people in the Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont. 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.
