Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,662/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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. Vinça 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 Vinça 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 Vinça.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Getting about on foot is easier in Vinça than in 88% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €22,830 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 15.3%. At the census, 14.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot7%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Vinça, 0.4 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Vinça are 65 or over, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and across compared French towns
14% are under 15, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.4%. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
53.1median age
VinçaPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Vinça is above 81% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Vinça’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and compared French towns (88). At birth, a girl in Pyrénées-Orientales can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Vinça have one GP on hand.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vinça · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Michel
19.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Jean Perpignan
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Orientales, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Vinça keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 4 of the 4, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Vinça is Croix de carrefour dite Croix Noell. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. This Pyrénées-Orientales town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vinça than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.35/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in Vinça from July 2023 to June 2026: 100 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.42/m² a month.
€1,662/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vinça€1,662/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Orientales median€2,444/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,676/m²
96
€10.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.37 to €12.79/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vinça has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Over 2025, Vinça logged 21 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.6 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage15
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Drug use18
Fraud10
Theft without violence9
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
37.7%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 37.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
AQUAJUMP and 4 more in and around Vinça
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Vinça. Best known first.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Meria z Geoian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église paroissiale Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Baselisse: Photo: Claudefà · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre de Belloch: Photo: Judy12 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de carrefour dite Croix Noell: Photo: Meria Geoian · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vinça
Is Vinça safe?
Vinça has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Is Vinça expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,662/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vinça grades B− for cost of living.
About Vinça
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Vinça is a commune of 2,260 people in the Communauté de communes Conflent-Canigó. 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.
