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A town of 1,366 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Vion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 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.
The 3 things Vion does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vion 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Vion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Vrigné, in Juigné-sur-Sarthe, 3.3 mi away.
13% 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 Vion.
4.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Vion has 150 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% of adults hold a degree, below Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Vion in two is 45.5. People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Vion | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.44/m² a month, near Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.66/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 43 homes were sold in Vion.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,545/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 75 deaths in Vion between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Vion is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 3.6 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Nothing in Vion is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Vion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vion | 1,366 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 12,326 | 3.8 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Précigné | 2,877 | 4.5 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 8.3 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray Maine-et-Loire | 3,687 | 9.1 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Durtal Maine-et-Loire | 3,386 | 9.6 | C | A− | C | C+ |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vion grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Vion is a commune of 1,366 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. 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 October 30, 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.