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This town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 5,305.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. At A overall, Vindry-sur-Turdine is better than 89% of compared French towns and ranks #17 of 107 in Rhône. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: 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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Vindry-sur-Turdine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vindry-sur-Turdine 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vindry-sur-Turdine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bussière, in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, 4.1 mi away.
15% 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 Vindry-sur-Turdine.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 420 deaths in Vindry-sur-Turdine from 2016 to 2025; there were 350, 17% fewer. Adjusted mortality here: 77 deaths for every 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Vindry-sur-Turdine can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vindry-sur-Turdine, 97.1% passed the bac, higher than both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.5 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #19 of 115 in Rhône on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marie LaurencinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent René CassinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 191 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Notre Dame de Bel Air PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Vindry-sur-Turdine, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 80 offenses recorded here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.2 cases of violence against people and 12.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Vindry-sur-Turdine goes for €2,858/m², an apartment for €1,833/m². Behind the median of €2,506/m²: 166 houses and apartments sold here between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 73% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,858/m² | 122 |
| Apartments | €1,833/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,880 a year per consumption unit, below Rhône’s towns (€30,220) but above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, higher than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 32% have a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Vindry-sur-Turdine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vindry-sur-Turdine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 5,305 | — | A | C | B+ | A− |
| Tarare | 10,893 | 2.9 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
| Val d'Oingt | 4,117 | 5.1 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| L'Arbresle | 6,537 | 6.6 | A− | B | C+ | B |
| Sain-Bel | 2,566 | 7.1 | A | B+ | B | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Palud | 2,616 | 8.8 | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Lozanne | 3,182 | 9.4 | A | C | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #15 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #19 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 99% of 191 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent René Cassin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,506/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vindry-sur-Turdine grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vindry-sur-Turdine is a commune of 5,305 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. 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 4, 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.