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2,263 people call this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France home.
Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,711/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. Work and incomes lag (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vignacourt 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 Vignacourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vignacourt 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.
Vignacourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vignacourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église abbatiale, actuellement église paroissiale, in Berteaucourt-les-Dames, 3 mi away.
18% 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 Vignacourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Vignacourt has 5 family doctors. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Vignacourt records 105 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 198 residents of Vignacourt died, against 188 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Vignacourt is Chu Amiens Sud, 9.8 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,711/m², comes from 73 sales of houses and apartments in Vignacourt from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.30/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,711/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,490 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Vignacourt didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Somme’s towns (12%). Vignacourt has a median age of 46.1 years. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vignacourt | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Vignacourt. Best known first.
Nothing in Vignacourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vignacourt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignacourt | 2,263 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 5 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 5.9 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 9.3 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 9.5 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 10 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Camon | 4,359 | 11 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vignacourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,711/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vignacourt grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Vignacourt is a commune of 2,263 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. 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.