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In Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 1,169 residents. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. At €2,264/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. Its weakest subject is walkability (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vaux-en-Beaujolais 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.
The 2 things Vaux-en-Beaujolais does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vaux-en-Beaujolais 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.
Vaux-en-Beaujolais has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Vaux-en-Beaujolais has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-en-Beaujolais.
Half of residents lived on more than €28,350 a year per consumption unit, between Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 5.2%. No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents in Vaux-en-Beaujolais at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 43 residents of Vaux-en-Beaujolais died, against 60 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Vaux-en-Beaujolais is Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche, 6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vaux-en-Beaujolais | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Vaux-en-Beaujolais has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,264/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Vaux-en-Beaujolais from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €9.96/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Vaux-en-Beaujolais. Best known first.
Vaux-en-Beaujolais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vaux-en-Beaujolais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-en-Beaujolais | 1,169 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 4,677 | 6.3 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Arnas | 4,601 | 6.4 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 4,185 | 6.7 | A | B | A+ | A |
| Gleizé | 8,035 | 6.8 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Limas | 4,750 | 7.8 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 36,172 | 7.8 | C | C− | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vaux-en-Beaujolais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,264/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaux-en-Beaujolais grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vaux-en-Beaujolais is a commune of 1,169 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.