Vaiges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vaiges 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 Vaiges.
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Vaiges is €1,429/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 39 sales of houses and apartments in Vaiges from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,696/m² for the median of compared towns in Mayenne.
€1,429/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vaiges€1,429/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,429/m²
39
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €11.78/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Vaiges’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vaiges’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Mayenne’s towns (78) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 251 residents of Vaiges died, against 199 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vaiges · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Laval
14.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Laval
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Vaiges: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Vaiges comes above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vaiges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Vaiges walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
For Vaiges, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,120 a year per consumption unit. Vaiges has 500 jobs for 500 working residents, 1 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
500
jobs based in Vaiges, 1 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vaiges
Is Vaiges safe?
Vaiges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vaiges expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.94/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vaiges grades A for cost of living.
About Vaiges
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Vaiges is a commune of 1,178 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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.
