Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 1 job per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. The median home sells for €1,327/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Vernantes 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 Vernantes 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.
Église (ancienne): Photo: JC Allin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien collège ou ancienne abbaye du Loroux: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vernantes.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Vernantes costs less than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.44/m² a month
€1,327/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.26/m² a month. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Vernantes from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,930/m² for the median of compared towns in Maine-et-Loire.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vernantes€1,327/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,327/m²
70
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.61 to €10.79/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.26/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
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vernantes sees more deaths than 87% of compared French towns
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
384 deaths in Vernantes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 284: 35% above. After the care-home adjustment, Vernantes’ deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (77) and compared French towns (88) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Vernantes is Centre hospitalier de Saumur, 11.3 mi away. In Maine-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vernantes · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
11.4 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
Fewer people in Vernantes hold a degree than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
46.3median age
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.4% of residents. Half the people of Vernantes are older than 46.3.
VernantesMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Vernantes keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vernantes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Vernantes has higher unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 13.1%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,870 a year per consumption unit. 700 jobs are based in Vernantes, for 700 working residents (1 per worker). No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents in the town at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
700
jobs based in Vernantes, 1 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vernantes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
The graded crime recorded most in Vernantes was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 34 offenses locally. Violence against people averaged 5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.8.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.0%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 40.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Vernantes is a commune of 2,004 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
Population
2,004 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
16.1 sq mi (41.6 km²)
INSEE code
49368
Vernantes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
