Vaudelnay’s strongest subject is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car (D). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: 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 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vaudelnay 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.
Each subject compares Vaudelnay 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 Vaudelnay.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Vaudelnay sells for €1,217/m², less than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.87/m² a month, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 39 homes in Vaudelnay. A house rents for an estimated €8.78/m² a month.
€1,217/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vaudelnay€1,217/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,217/m²
39
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €11.19/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Vaudelnay trail 91% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vaudelnay, 83.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The closest collège is 3.1 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.8 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer people in Vaudelnay are out of work than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Vaudelnay counts 0.4 jobs (200 jobs, 550 workers). Median disposable income comes to €24,740 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Vaudelnay, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Vaudelnay are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
43.9median age
VaudelnayMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Vaudelnay: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vaudelnay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Vaudelnay sees 88 deaths per 100 expected, against 77 in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Maine-et-Loire, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 91 deaths in Vaudelnay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 103: 12% below. The nearest emergency department to Vaudelnay is Centre hospitalier de Saumur, 10.5 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vaudelnay · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
10.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vaudelnay
Is Vaudelnay safe?
Vaudelnay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vaudelnay good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vaudelnay expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vaudelnay grades A for cost of living.
About Vaudelnay
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Vaudelnay is a commune of 1,122 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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.
