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A town of 1,137 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Vigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,111/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Vexin Centre. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vigny 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 2 historic monuments in Vigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2024.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vigny.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vigny, 86.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (82.7%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roland VasseurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 141 | 86%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Vigny comes above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 20.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
For Vigny, that is below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,111/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Vigny from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,210/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vigny sits above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (38%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Children are 19% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vigny | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Vigny above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (4.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vigny. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Médard: Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Vigny: Photo: Ruizo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigny | 1,137 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Courdimanche | 7,311 | 4.3 | C− | D− | B | B |
| Menucourt | 6,184 | 4.4 | C− | D | A− | C− |
| Meulan-en-Yvelines Yvelines | 8,950 | 4.9 | C− | C− | C | C+ |
| Marines | 3,594 | 5.2 | D | C | C | D− |
| Hardricourt Yvelines | 2,599 | 5.2 | C− | D | B− | D |
| Vaux-sur-Seine Yvelines | 5,202 | 5.4 | C+ | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 700 jobs for 500 working residents, Vigny draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,111/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vigny grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Vigny is a commune of 1,137 people in the Communauté de communes Vexin Centre. 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.
